Genetic counseling in the middle East

Shelley J. Kennedy; Muna Al-Saffar

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-05080-0_25

Genetic counseling in the middle East

Shelley J. Kennedy, Muna Al-Saffar

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Genetic counseling is a new profession in the Middle East - and one that is highly in demand, given the demographics and health issues of the populations in this region. The practice of genetic counseling can be differentiated from the larger field of clinical genetics due to its intrinsic focus on communication and psychosocial issues. Although genetic counseling and clinical genetic services are closely interwoven, and typically offered together, the provision of genetic testing may not encompass the genetic counseling process in its entirety.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Genetic Disorders Among Arab Populations
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	725-740
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642050800
ISBN (Print)	9783642050794
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05080-0_25
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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General Medicine
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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