"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 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
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Invisible diversities, academic capital, and competitiveness of genetic counseling applicants. J Genet Couns. 2025 Aug; 34(4):e70080.
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Prenatal Genetic Consultation and Testing. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep 01; 68(3):425-431.
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Prenatal genetic counseling challenges with indeterminate SMA results. J Genet Couns. 2025 Apr; 34(2):e2017.
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How do parents decide on genetic testing in pediatrics? A systematic review. Genet Med. 2025 May; 27(5):101390.
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Self-Reported Access to Specialized Genetics Providers Among Families of Young Children With Birth Defects in Texas. Am J Med Genet A. 2025 Jun; 197(6):e64022.
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Family genetic risk communication and reverse cascade testing in the BabySeq project. Genet Med. 2025 Mar; 27(3):101350.
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Multi-ethnic heterozygote frequencies of cancer susceptibility genes to inform counseling of reproductive risk. Genet Med. 2025 Jan; 27(1):101246.
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A family-based approach to cascade genetic testing in a pediatric cancer genetics clinic. Fam Cancer. 2024 Nov 20; 24(1):8.
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Evaluation for genetic disease in kidney transplant candidates: A practice resource. Am J Transplant. 2025 Feb; 25(2):237-249.
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Parental or Trio Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Improve Prenatal Counseling in Brain Anomalies. Prenat Diagn. 2024 11; 44(12):1435-1443.