Challenges in Communicating a Genetic Diagnosis

Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi; Colin Eric Willoughby; Vito Romano; Michele Callea

doi:10.3390/children10040672

Challenges in Communicating a Genetic Diagnosis

Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi
, Colin Eric Willoughby
, Vito Romano
, Michele Callea

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Abstract

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 [...]

Original language	English
Article number	672
Number of pages	2
Journal	Children
Volume	10
Issue number	4
Early online date	31 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/children10040672
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 31 Mar 2023

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