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Kononova S, Vinokurova D, Barashkov NA, Semenova A, Sofronova S, Oksana S, Tatiana D, Struchkov V, Burtseva T, Romanova A, Fedorova S. The attitude of young people in the city of Yakutsk to DNA-testing. Int J Circumpolar Health 2021; 80:1973697. [PMID: 34544327 PMCID: PMC8462860 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1973697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
Abstract
This pilot research was one of the first sociological studies with general questions on genetic testing with 300 participants, 75% of which were representatives of one people - the Sakha. A quantitative method was used: a sociological survey with quota sampling (Δ ± 5%), held in February - March 2018 in the City of Yakutsk (n = 350).Analysis of the survey results have shown that the respondents have low levels of awareness about the DNA-testing method: 72.3% "do not know about the method". Only 18.7% of respondents knew that since 2000 the Medical-Genetic Centre of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) conducts DNA diagnostics for hereditary diseases, with 81.0% replying that they didn't know that. The questionnaire has shown that 90.3% of participants would like to undergo DNA-testing to identify their susceptibility to genetic diseases. Our questionnaire has shown high levels of self-identity among the young Sakha and their desire to learn about their belonging to a specific ethnicity (49.3%) with the assistance of DNA-testing. Furthermore, based on the answers relating to motivations for undergoing DNA-testing, we can say that the respondents have confirmed the peculiarities of their national mindset, specifically, high value of children for a family: "concern for the health of my future children" was a great motivator for taking the test (50.3%).
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- Sardana Kononova
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Psychology and Social Sciences, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Psychology and Social Sciences, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Modern Languages and International Studies Translation, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Pediatrics and pediatric surgery, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Yakut Scientific Centre of Complex Medical Problems, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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- Department of Molecular Biology, M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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Hoxhaj I, Stojanovic J, Sassano M, Acampora A, Boccia S. A review of the legislation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing in EU member states. Eur J Med Genet 2020; 63:103841. [PMID: 31923586 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2020.103841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Ilda Hoxhaj
- Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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- Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology (HKAP), Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada; Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, 5400, Boul. Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec, H4J 1C5, Canada
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- Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Igiene, Istituto di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health - Public Health Area, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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Kalokairinou L, Borry P, Howard HC. Regulating the advertising of genetic tests in Europe: a balancing act. J Med Genet 2017; 54:651-656. [DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Liehr T, Carreira IM, Aktas D, Bakker E, Rodríguez de Alba M, Coviello DA, Florentin L, Scheffer H, Rincic M. European registration process for Clinical Laboratory Geneticists in genetic healthcare. Eur J Hum Genet 2017; 25:515-519. [PMID: 28272535 PMCID: PMC5437904 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2017.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 01/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Tremendous progress in genetics and genomics led to a wide range of healthcare providers, genetic tests, and more patients who can benefit from these developments. To guarantee and improve the quality of genetic testing, a unified European-based registration for individuals qualified in biomedicine was realized. Therefore a Europe-wide recognition of the profession ‘European registered Clinical Laboratory Geneticist (ErCLG)' based on a syllabus of core competences was established which allows for harmonization in professional education. The ‘European Board of Medical Genetics division − Clinical Laboratory Geneticist' provides now since 3 years the possibility to register as an ErCLG. Applicants may be from all European countries and since this year also from outside of Europe. Five subtitles reflect the exact specialty of each ErCLG, who can reregister every 5 years. A previously not possible statistics based on ~300 individuals from 19 countries as holders of an ErCLG title provides interesting insights into the professionals working in human genetics. It could be substantiated that there are around twice as many females than males and that a PhD title was achieved by 80% of registered ErCLGs. Also most ErCLGs are still trained as generalists (66%), followed by such ErCLGs with focus on molecular genetics (23%); the remaining are concentrated either on clinical (6%), tumor (4%) or biochemical genetics (1%). In conclusion, besides MDs and genetic counselors/nurses an EU-wide recognition system for Clinical Laboratory Geneticist has been established, which strengthens the status of specialists working in human genetic diagnostics in Europe and worldwide.
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- Thomas Liehr
- Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Human Genetics, Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,Research Centre for Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Alfalab, Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics Center, Leto Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Case Report: Direct Access Genetic Testing and A False-Positive Result For Long QT Syndrome. J Genet Couns 2015; 25:25-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9882-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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