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Akrich M, Rabeharisoa V, Paterson F, Chabriat H. Genetic diagnosis of individuals at risk of CADASIL: prospect for future therapeutic development. J Neurol 2024; 271:6912-6922. [PMID: 39271504 PMCID: PMC11447124 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12640-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 08/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
Abstract
CADASIL is the most frequent hereditary cerebral small vessel disease worldwide. The disease is responsible for a slow and progressive accumulation of cerebral ischemic insults that lead to disabling cognitive and motor symptoms at late age. Although there is currently no cure for this condition, future therapies may concern subjects only at early stage of the disease. This will raise the question of the participation of asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic NOTCH3 gene mutation in future clinical trials, which will presuppose acceptance of presymptomatic genetic diagnosis. In this study, we questioned the population at risk of CADASIL who had not undergone a diagnostic procedure yet. Based on a questionnaire survey carried out by an independent team of sociologists, we analyzed what underlies the choice of people at risk to undergo or not to undergo a genetic test, and what could constitute the tipping point that could lead people who were initially not interested in their diagnosis to have recourse to it. Our results suggest that, far from being a simple, unequivocal path, the decision-making process leading to the choice of diagnosis is initially slowed down by the need to distance oneself from the disease so that it doesn't take over one's life, and then evolves under the influence of a complex tangle between advancing age, the presence of early symptoms, and the personal relationship with uncertainty. It cannot be ruled out that the real and imminent prospect of therapy may also modify responses to this type of survey.
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- Madeleine Akrich
- CSI-Centre de Sociologie de l'innovation, i3, UMR CNRS, Mines Paris, Paris Sciences & Lettres, Paris, France.
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- CSI-Centre de Sociologie de l'innovation, i3, UMR CNRS, Mines Paris, Paris Sciences & Lettres, Paris, France
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- CSI-Centre de Sociologie de l'innovation, i3, UMR CNRS, Mines Paris, Paris Sciences & Lettres, Paris, France
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- CERVCO and INSERM U1134, Centre Neurovasculaire translationnel, FHU-NeuroVasc, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université Paris Cité et APHP, Paris, France.
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Miller EG, Young JL, Rao A, Ward-Lev E, Halley MC. Demographic Characteristics Associated With Perceptions of Personal Utility in Genetic and Genomic Testing: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2310367. [PMID: 37145601 PMCID: PMC10163389 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Importance The expansion of genetic and genomic testing in health care has led to recognition that these tests provide personal as well as clinical utility to patients and families. However, available systematic reviews on this topic have not reported the demographic backgrounds of participants in studies of personal utility, leaving generalizability unclear. Objective To determine the demographic characteristics of participants in studies examining the personal utility of genetic and genomic testing in health care. Evidence Review For this systematic review, we utilized and updated the results of a highly cited 2017 systematic review on the personal utility of genetics and genomics, which identified relevant articles published between January 1, 2003, and August 4, 2016. We also used the original methods to update this bibliography with literature published subsequently up to January 1, 2022. Studies were screened for eligibility by 2 independent reviewers. Eligible studies reported empirical data on the perspectives of patients, family members, and/or the general public in the US on the personal utility of any type of health-related genetic or genomic test. We utilized a standardized codebook to extract study and participant characteristics. We summarized demographic characteristics descriptively across all studies and by subgroup based on study and participant characteristics. Findings We included 52 studies with 13 251 eligible participants. Sex or gender was the most frequently reported demographic characteristic (48 studies [92.3%]), followed by race and ethnicity (40 studies [76.9%]), education (38 studies [73.1%]), and income (26 studies [50.0%]). Across studies, participants disproportionately were women or female (mean [SD], 70.8% [20.5%]), were White (mean [SD], 76.1% [22.0%]), had a college degree or higher (mean [SD], 64.5% [19.9%]), and reported income above the US median (mean [SD], 67.4% [19.2%]). Examination of subgroups of results by study and participant characteristics evidenced only small shifts in demographic characteristics. Conclusions and Relevance This systematic review examined the demographic characteristics of individual participants in studies of the personal utility of health-related genetic and genomic testing in the US. The results suggest that participants in these studies were disproportionately White, college-educated women with above-average income. Understanding the perspectives of more diverse individuals regarding the personal utility of genetic and genomic testing may inform barriers to research recruitment and uptake of clinical testing in currently underrepresented populations.
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- Emily G. Miller
- Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Galluzzi S, Mega A, Di Fede G, Muscio C, Fascendini S, Benussi L, Tagliavini F, The Italian-DIAfN Working Group, Frisoni GB, Di Maria E. Psychological Impact of Predictive Genetic Testing for Inherited Alzheimer Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia: The IT-DIAfN Protocol. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2022; 36:118-124. [PMID: 35293381 PMCID: PMC9132242 DOI: 10.1097/wad.0000000000000494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM Our aim was to evaluate the psychological impact of predictive genetic testing in individuals at-risk for inherited dementia who underwent a structured counseling and testing protocol. METHODS Participants were healthy at-risk relatives from families with at least one affected patient, in whom a disease-associated genetic variant had been ascertained. A comprehensive psychological assessment (personality, anxiety and depression, quality of life, coping strategies, resilience and health-related beliefs) was administered at baseline, at 6 months and 12 months follow-up. RESULTS Twenty-four participants from 13 families were included. Sixteen participants underwent blood sampling and genetic analysis; 6 resulted to be carriers of pathogenic variants (1 in PSEN1, 1 in PSEN2, 4 in GRN). Carriers showed higher score on the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) - social competence, and on Multidimensional Health Locus of Control - internal, than noncarriers (P=0.03 for both). Ten at-risk relatives who completed the follow-up showed improvement in RSA - planned future (P=0.01) with respect to baseline. DISCUSSION Our case series showed that at-risk individuals undergoing predictive testing showed benefit on personal life and no detrimental impact on a broad range of psychological outcomes. Higher social skills and lower internal health locus of control in carriers may be an early psychological correlate of preclinical dementia.
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- Laboratory Alzheimer’s Neuroimaging and Epidemiology
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- Neurology V – Neuropathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano
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- Neurology V – Neuropathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano
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- Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia
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- Scientific Directorate, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano
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- Laboratory Alzheimer’s Neuroimaging and Epidemiology
- Memory Clinic, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Galliera Hospital, Genoa
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Huntington's disease influences employment before and during clinical manifestation: A systematic review. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022; 96:100-108. [PMID: 35379551 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease. People at risk for HD can choose to get predictive testing years before the clinical onset. HD is characterized by motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms and has a mean age at onset between 30 and 50 years, an age at which people are usually still working. This systematic review focuses on summarizing which disease-specific characteristics influence employment and working capacity in HD. Twenty-three studies were identified and showed that while employment and working capacity in HD are negatively influenced by cognitive decline and motor impairments, apathy already plays a role in the prodromal stage. Moreover, the influence of HD transcends the clinical manifestation of the disease, as some people at risk are already experiencing the impact of HD on employment through fear of or actual genetic discrimination. Employment and working capacity are not influenced by predictive testing for HD in and of itself.
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van der Schaar J, Visser LNC, Bouwman FH, Ket JCF, Scheltens P, Bredenoord AL, van der Flier WM. Considerations regarding a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease before dementia: a systematic review. Alzheimers Res Ther 2022; 14:31. [PMID: 35144684 PMCID: PMC8829985 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-022-00971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The NIA-AA research framework proposes a purely biological definition of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This implies that AD can be diagnosed based on biomarker abnormalities, irrespective of clinical manifestation. While this brings opportunities, it also raises challenges. We aimed to provide an overview of considerations regarding the disclosure of AD pathology before the onset of dementia. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted and reported according to PRISMA guidelines. We searched PubMed, Embase, APA PsycINFO, and Web of Science Core Collection (on 10 December 2020) for references on conveying AD biomarker results to individuals without dementia. Our query combined variations on the terms Alzheimer's disease, disclosure, or diagnosis, preclinical or prodromal, and biomarkers. Two reviewers independently screened the resulting 6860 titles and abstracts for eligibility and examined 162 full-text records for relevance. We included theoretical articles in English, on communicating amyloid and/or tau results to individuals with mild cognitive impairment, subjective cognitive decline, or normal cognition. MAXQDA-software was used for inductive data analysis. RESULTS We included 27 publications. From these, we extracted 26 unique considerations, which we grouped according to their primary relevance to a clinical, personal, or societal context. Clinical considerations included (lack of) validity, utility, and disclosure protocols. Personal considerations covered psychological and behavioral implications, as well as the right to (not) know. Finally, societal considerations comprised the risk of misconception, stigmatization, and discrimination. Overall, views were heterogeneous and often contradictory, with emphasis on harmful effects. CONCLUSIONS We found 26 diverse and opposing considerations, related to a clinical, personal, or societal context, which are relevant to diagnosing AD before dementia. The theoretical literature tended to focus on adverse impact and rely on common morality, while the motivation for and implications of biomarker testing are deeply personal. Our findings provide a starting point for clinicians to discuss biomarker-based diagnosis with their patients, which will become even more relevant in light of the conditional approval of a first disease-modifying drug for AD.
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- Jetske van der Schaar
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus School of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, De Boelelaan 1118, 1081, HZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology & Data Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mahmood S, Law S, Bombard Y. "I have to start learning how to live with becoming sick": A scoping review of the lived experiences of people with Huntington's disease. Clin Genet 2022; 101:3-19. [PMID: 34216010 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Person-centered care (PCC) is recognized as a key component of the delivery of quality healthcare and a model for healthcare systems worldwide. The experience of illness through a person's perspective is one domain defining PCC contributing to a growing interest in examining the lived experiences of illness. This scoping review sought to examine what is known from the existing literature about the lived experiences of persons gene-positive for or living with Huntington's disease (HD) as described in their own voices and to outline prominent psychosocial themes of those experiences. Five databases were systematically searched and analyzed resulting in 19 publications for inclusion. Using a thematic analysis, five prominent psychosocial themes were identified: grappling with control, avoidance as an escape from realities, adaptation to new realities, managing emotions, and appreciation for life. Variation in themes existed across HD life stage of being undiagnosed or diagnosed with HD. The findings of this review demonstrate that individuals who are gene-positive for or living with HD require support well beyond the disclosure of genetic testing and that it may be beneficial for healthcare providers to consider where along the life stage trajectory a person affected by HD may be to ensure the delivery of quality PCC.
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- Saadia Mahmood
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Genomics Health Service Research Group, St. Michael's Hospital - Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Feis RA, van der Grond J, Bouts MJRJ, Panman JL, Poos JM, Schouten TM, de Vos F, Jiskoot LC, Dopper EGP, van Buchem MA, van Swieten JC, Rombouts SARB. Classification using fractional anisotropy predicts conversion in genetic frontotemporal dementia, a proof of concept. Brain Commun 2021; 2:fcaa079. [PMID: 33543126 PMCID: PMC7846185 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Frontotemporal dementia is a highly heritable and devastating neurodegenerative disease. About 10–20% of all frontotemporal dementia is caused by known pathogenic mutations, but a reliable tool to predict clinical conversion in mutation carriers is lacking. In this retrospective proof-of-concept case-control study, we investigate whether MRI-based and cognition-based classifiers can predict which mutation carriers from genetic frontotemporal dementia families will develop symptoms (‘convert’) within 4 years. From genetic frontotemporal dementia families, we included 42 presymptomatic frontotemporal dementia mutation carriers. We acquired anatomical, diffusion-weighted imaging, and resting-state functional MRI, as well as neuropsychological data. After 4 years, seven mutation carriers had converted to frontotemporal dementia (‘converters’), while 35 had not (‘non-converters’). We trained regularized logistic regression models on baseline MRI and cognitive data to predict conversion to frontotemporal dementia within 4 years, and quantified prediction performance using area under the receiver operating characteristic curves. The prediction model based on fractional anisotropy, with highest contribution of the forceps minor, predicted conversion to frontotemporal dementia beyond chance level (0.81 area under the curve, family-wise error corrected P = 0.025 versus chance level). Other MRI-based and cognitive features did not outperform chance level. Even in a small sample, fractional anisotropy predicted conversion in presymptomatic frontotemporal dementia mutation carriers beyond chance level. After validation in larger data sets, conversion prediction in genetic frontotemporal dementia may facilitate early recruitment into clinical trials.
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- Rogier A Feis
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 AK, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 AK, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 AK, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 AK, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Dementia Research Centre, University College London, London, WC1N 3AR, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands.,Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, 2333 AK, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Goldman J, Xie S, Green D, Naini A, Mansukhani MM, Marder K. Predictive testing for neurodegenerative diseases in the age of next-generation sequencing. J Genet Couns 2020; 30:10.1002/jgc4.1342. [PMID: 33090625 PMCID: PMC10699540 DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The availability and cost of next-generation sequencing (NSG) now allow testing large numbers of genes simultaneously. However, the gold standard for predictive testing has been to test only for a known family mutation or confirmed family disease. The goal of this study was to investigate the psychological impact of predictive testing for autosomal dominant neurodegenerative diseases without a known family mutation using next-generation sequencing panels compared to single-gene testing of a known family mutation. Fourteen individuals from families with a known mutation and 10 individuals with unknown family mutations participated. Participants completed questionnaires on demographics, genetic knowledge, and psychological measures of anxiety, depression, perceived personal control, rumination, and intolerance to uncertainty at baseline and 1 and 6 months after receiving results. Decision regret was measured 1 and 6 months after receiving results. Participants completed a modified Huntington disease genetic testing protocol with genetic counseling and neurological and psychological evaluation. Genetic testing of either the known family mutation or an NGS panel of neurodegenerative disease genes was performed. Semi-structured interviews were performed at 6 months post-results about their experience. Two-sample t tests were performed on data collected at each time point to identify significant between-group differences in demographic variables, baseline psychological scores, and baseline genetic knowledge scores. Within-group change over time was assessed by a mixed-effects model. Results of this study indicate that NGS panels for predictive testing for neurodegenerative disease are safe and beneficial to participants when performed within a modified HD protocol. Though significant differences in psychological outcomes were found, these differences may have been driven by genetic results and baseline psychological differences between individuals within the groups. Participants did not regret their decision to test and were largely pleased with the testing protocol.
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- Jill Goldman
- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept. of Biostatistics, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept. of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept. of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Peloso GM, Beiser AS, Satizabal CL, Xanthakis V, Vasan RS, Pase MP, Destefano AL, Seshadri S. Cardiovascular health, genetic risk, and risk of dementia in the Framingham Heart Study. Neurology 2020; 95:e1341-e1350. [PMID: 32690788 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the joint role of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) and genetic risk on risk of dementia. METHODS We categorized CVH on the basis of the American Heart Association Ideal CVH Index and genetic risk through a genetic risk score (GRS) of common genetic variants and the APOE ε4 genotype in 1,211 Framingham Heart Study (FHS) offspring cohort participants. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models to examine the association between CVH, genetic risk, and incident all-cause dementia with up to 10 years of follow-up (mean 8.4 years, 96 incident dementia cases), adjusting for age, sex, and education. RESULTS We observed that a high GRS (>80th percentile) was associated with a 2.6-fold risk of dementia (95% confidence interval [CI] of hazard ratio [HR] 1.23-5.29; p = 0.012) compared with having a low GRS (<20th percentile); carrying at least 1 APOE ε4 allele was associated with a 2.3-fold risk of dementia compared with not carrying an APOE ε4 allele (95% CI of HR 1.49-3.53; p = 0.0002), and having a favorable CVH showed a 0.45-fold lower risk of dementia (95% CI of HR 0.20-1.01; p = 0.0527) compared to having an unfavorable CVH when all 3 components were included in the model. We did not observe an interaction between CVH and GRS (p = 0.99) or APOE ε4 (p = 0.16). CONCLUSIONS We observed that both genetic risk and CVH contribute additively to dementia risk.
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- Gina M Peloso
- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA.
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA
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- From the Departments of Biostatistics (G.M.P., A.S.B., V.X., A.L.D.) and Epidemiology (R.S.V.), Boston University School of Public Health; Boston University and NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study (A.S.B., C.L.S., V.X., R.S.V., A.L.D., S.S.), Framingham; Department of Neurology (A.S.B., C.L.S., A.L.D., S.S.), Boston University School of Medicine, MA; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases (C.L.S., S.S.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; Sections of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology and Cardiology (V.X., R.S.V.), Department of Medicine, Boston University, MA; Melbourne Dementia Research Centre (M.P.P.), The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences (M.P.P.), University of Melbourne, Parkville; Centre for Human Psychopharmacology (M.P.P.), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia; and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.P.P.), Boston, MA.
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Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Advances in personal genomics have made predictive genetic testing increasingly popular. The purpose of this review is to examine and summarize recent literature regarding the ethical concerns and considerations surrounding genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease. RECENT FINDINGS Four basic bioethical principles can be applied in the context of genetic testing: autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice. The concepts of clinical validity, clinical utility and personal utility are also necessary for the ethical deliberation of genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease. Ethical considerations can differ among three distinct settings present in the literature: research, clinical and direct-to-consumer services. Studies have found that the negative psychosocial impact of genetic test results on the individual is limited, but emphasize the importance of pre/posttesting genetic counselling. SUMMARY The literature should ideally inform policy-making around genetic testing. There exists an urgent need for regulation, particularly in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) market, since interest for testing in this context is rapidly growing. Standardized protocols for disclosure should be developed, and there is a need to find ways to meet the growing need for genetic counselling. Importantly, comprehensive, evidence-based regulation requires that research be conducted in different contexts with more diverse participants.
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