Genetic counselling and testing in cardiomyopathies: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Genetic counselling and testing in cardiomyopathies: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
Creators Name:	Charron, P. and Arad, M. and Arbustini, E. and Basso, C. and Bilinska, Z. and Elliott, P. and Helio, T. and Keren, A. and McKenna, W.J. and Monserrat, L. and Pankuweit, S. and Perrot, A. and Rapezzi, C. and Ristic, A. and Seggewiss, H. and van Langen, I. and Tavazzi, L.
Abstract:	Advances in molecular genetics present new opportunities and challenges for cardiologists who manage patients and families with cardiomyopathies. The aims of this position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases are to review the general issues related to genetic counselling, family screening and genetic testing in families with a cardiomyopathy, and to provide key messages and suggestions for clinicians involved in their management.
Keywords:	Cardiomyopathy, Genetic Counselling, Genetic Testing, Predictive Diagnosis, Prenatal Diagnosis
Source:	European Heart Journal
ISSN:	0195-668X
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Volume:	31
Number:	22
Page Range:	2715-2726
Date:	November 2010
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq271
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