Journal article
Experience of Asian males communicating cardiac genetic risk within the family
S Kam, Y Bylstra, L Forrest, I Macciocca, R Foo
Journal of Community Genetics | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2018
Abstract
The genetic nature of an inherited cardiac condition (ICC) places first- and second-degree relatives at risk of cardiac complications and sudden death, even in the absence of symptoms. Communication of cardiac genetic risk information allows at-risk relatives to clarify, manage, and potentially prevent ICC-associated risks through cardiac screening. Literature regarding family communication of genetic risk information are predominantly based on Western populations, with limited insight into the Asian experience. This qualitative exploratory study provides a male perspective into the communication of ICC risks within families in Singapore. Eight male participants with clinically diagnosed car..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "This study was completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Genetic Counselling, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.", "Sylvia Kam was supported by POLARIS @ SingHealth to undertake the Master of Genetic Counselling. POLARIS (Personalised OMIC Lattice for Advanced Research and Improving Stratification) is a collaboration between the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Singapore Health Services (SingHealth).", "This work was also in part supported by a grant from the National Medical Research Council and a National University Health System (NUHS) Seed Fund that went towards setting up the ICC clinic at the National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS)." ]