Table 3 Policy of the clinical geneticists regarding the detection of a UV in BRCA1 or BRCA2

From: Unclassified variants in disease-causing genes: nonuniformity of genetic testing and counselling, a proposal for guidelines

Clinical geneticist

Answers received

Number of compliants

Received UV reports

10

10

Discuss the possibility of finding a UV before testing

10

5

Inform the counselee when a UV is detected

10

9a

Feels that the counselee understands the UV-report

9

8

Always discuss cosegregation analysis

10

7b

Offer presymptomatic testing

10

0

  1. aOne does this sometimes, depending on the UV.
  2. bIn addition to these seven, two other counselors do this sometimes depending on family structure, and one principally does not offer segregation analysis.
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