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Principles and Practice of Genetic Counselling for Inherited Cardiac Conditions

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The definition of Genetic Counselling is a “…communication process which aims to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the medical, psychological, familial and reproductive implications of the genetic contribution to specific health conditions”. Genetic counselling can be applied within different medical settings and can therefore be tailored to provide specific information relevant to the particular condition present within the family. This chapter outlines the essentials and gives guidance to those providing genetic counselling for individuals and families with Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICCs).

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  1. Inherited Heart Diseases Unit, UCL/St Barts Partnership, London, UK

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  2. Department of Medical Genetics, King’s College, London, UK

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  3. Human Molecular Genetics with Counselling, Imperial College, London, UK

    Sharon Jenkins

  4. Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK

    Caroline Kirwan

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Jenkins, S., Kirwan, C. (2018). Principles and Practice of Genetic Counselling for Inherited Cardiac Conditions. In: Kumar, D., Elliott, P. (eds) Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66114-8_3

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