Challenges in Communicating a Genetic Diagnosis

Communicating the diagnosis of a genetic entity/rare disease to a patient or their parents is a complex process; it requires the doctor, pediatrician, or geneticist to display good communication skills and knowledge in a moment of uncertainty and disorientation for the family group, and sometimes in...

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Main Authors: Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi (Author), Colin Eric Willoughby (Author), Vito Romano (Author), Michele Callea (Author)
Format: Book
Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Communicating the diagnosis of a genetic entity/rare disease to a patient or their parents is a complex process; it requires the doctor, pediatrician, or geneticist to display good communication skills and knowledge in a moment of uncertainty and disorientation for the family group, and sometimes in an inappropriate environment or under time constraints [...]
Item Description:10.3390/children10040672
2227-9067