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Leo MC, McMullen C, Wilfond BS, Lynch FL, Reiss JA, Gilmore MJ, Himes P, Kauffman TL, Davis JV, Jarvik GP, Berg JS, Harding C, Kennedy KA, Simpson DK, Quigley DI, Richards CS, Rope AF, Goddard KAB. Patients' ratings of genetic conditions validate a taxonomy to simplify decisions about preconception carrier screening via genome sequencing. Am J Med Genet A 2016; 170:574-82. [PMID: 26792268 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Advances in genome sequencing and gene discovery have created opportunities to efficiently assess more genetic conditions than ever before. Given the large number of conditions that can be screened, the implementation of expanded carrier screening using genome sequencing will require practical methods of simplifying decisions about the conditions for which patients want to be screened. One method to simplify decision making is to generate a taxonomy based on expert judgment. However, expert perceptions of condition attributes used to classify these conditions may differ from those used by patients. To understand whether expert and patient perceptions differ, we asked women who had received preconception genetic carrier screening in the last 3 years to fill out a survey to rate the attributes (predictability, controllability, visibility, and severity) of several autosomal recessive or X-linked genetic conditions. These conditions were classified into one of five taxonomy categories developed by subject experts (significantly shortened lifespan, serious medical problems, mild medical problems, unpredictable medical outcomes, and adult-onset conditions). A total of 193 women provided 739 usable ratings across 20 conditions. The mean ratings and correlations demonstrated that participants made distinctions across both attributes and categories. Aggregated mean attribute ratings across categories demonstrated logical consistency between the key features of each attribute and category, although participants perceived little difference between the mild and serious categories. This study provides empirical evidence for the validity of our proposed taxonomy, which will simplify patient decisions for results they would like to receive from preconception carrier screening via genome sequencing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael C Leo
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | - Carmit McMullen
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | | | - Frances L Lynch
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | - Jacob A Reiss
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | - Marian J Gilmore
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon
| | - Patricia Himes
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon
| | - Tia L Kauffman
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | - James V Davis
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
| | | | - Jonathan S Berg
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| | - Cary Harding
- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
| | - Kathleen A Kennedy
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon
| | | | - Denise I Quigley
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon
| | - C Sue Richards
- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
| | - Alan F Rope
- Department of Medical Genetics, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon
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