Perceived Benefits, Risks, and Utility of Newborn Genomic Sequencing in the BabySeq Project

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Authors

Stacey Pereira · Baylor College of Medicine

Jill O. Robinson · Baylor College of Medicine

Amanda M. Gutierrez · Baylor College of Medicine

Devan Petersen · Baylor College of Medicine

Rebecca Hsu · Baylor College of Medicine

Caroline H. Lee · Baylor College of Medicine

Talia S. Schwartz

Abstract

Parents and clinicians are less confident in GS than NBS, but parents perceive a more favorable risk/benefit ratio of GS than do clinicians. Clinicians should be aware that parents' optimism may stem from their perceived benefits beyond clinical utility.

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Rare Diseases Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics BRCA gene mutations in cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 143, Issue Supplement_1, pp. S6-S13

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-1099c

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