Genetic Carrier Screening
"Genetic Carrier Screening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Identification of individuals who are heterozygous at a GENETIC LOCUS for a recessive PHENOTYPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D006580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.562.250 E05.200.562.250 E05.393.435.250 N02.421.308.200 N02.421.726.233.221.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Genetic Carrier Screening- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Carrier Screening, Genetic
- Screening, Genetic Carrier
- Screenings, Genetic Carrier
- Carrier Detection, Genetic
- Heterozygote Detection
- Detection, Heterozygote
- Genetic Carrier Detection
- Carriers, Genetic, Detection
- Genetic Carriers, Detection
- Heterozygote Screening
- Screening, Heterozygote
- Detection, Genetic Carrier
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Carrier Screening" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities among infertility patients regarding genetic carrier screening, sex selection, and gene editing. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Sep; 38(9):2319-2325.
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A comprehensive evaluation of CHEK2 germline mutations in men with prostate cancer. Prostate. 2018 06; 78(8):607-615.
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Fine-Scale Mapping at 9p22.2 Identifies Candidate Causal Variants That Modify Ovarian Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158801.
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Disclosure of genetic research results to members of a founder population. J Genet Couns. 2014 Dec; 23(6):984-91.
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A re-examination of the use of ethnicity in prenatal carrier testing. Am J Med Genet A. 2012 Jan; 158A(1):19-23.
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Ethical and policy issues raised by heterozygote carrier identification and predictive genetic testing of adolescents. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2011 Aug; 22(2):251-64, ix.
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A common spinal muscular atrophy deletion mutation is present on a single founder haplotype in the US Hutterites. Eur J Hum Genet. 2011 Oct; 19(10):1045-51.
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Parental understanding of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis after a negative sweat-test. Pediatrics. 2011 Feb; 127(2):276-83.
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A pilot study to evaluate knowledge and attitudes of Illinois pediatricians toward newborn screening for sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis. Am J Perinatol. 2011 Mar; 28(3):169-76.
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PGD for all cystic fibrosis carrier couples: novel strategy for preventive medicine and cost analysis. Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Aug; 21(2):186-95.