"Genetic Counseling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.
| Descriptor ID |
D005817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.343.385.500.384 N02.421.308.400
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Counseling" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
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Development of the Children's Oncology Group long-term follow-up guideline for cancer genetics evaluation in childhood cancer survivors. Lancet Oncol. 2026 Nov; 27(11):e548-e556.
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Patient experiences with hereditary cancer genetic test result release in the setting of the 21st Century Cures Act final rule. Fam Cancer. 2026 Oct 27; 25(4).
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The evolution of hereditary cancer genetic counselling: mainstreaming, service redesign and patient experience in Lynch syndrome. Fam Cancer. 2026 Aug 29; 25(3).
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Perceptions of professional Spanish medical interpretation during genomic sequencing results sessions. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Sep; 150:109736.
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40+ years of the Huntington disease predictive genetic testing protocol: Recommendations for an update. J Genet Couns. 2026 Jun; 35(3):e70226.
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New genotype-phenotype correlations and management recommendations for individuals with RERE variants. Genet Med. 2026 06; 28(6):102580.
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Invisible diversities, academic capital, and competitiveness of genetic counseling applicants. J Genet Couns. 2025 08; 34(4):e70080.
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Prenatal Genetic Consultation and Testing. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 09 01; 68(3):425-431.
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Prenatal genetic counseling challenges with indeterminate SMA results. J Genet Couns. 2025 04; 34(2):e2017.
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How do parents decide on genetic testing in pediatrics? A systematic review. Genet Med. 2025 05; 27(5):101390.