Prenatal whole-exome sequencing: parental attitudes
Prenatal whole-exome sequencing: parental attitudes
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DOI:
10.1002/pd.4635
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发表时间:
2015-10-01
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3
通讯作者:
Rajkovic, Aleksandar
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作者:
Kalynchuk, Eve J.;Althouse, Andrew;Rajkovic, Aleksandar
Objective: The aim of this study was to survey the opinions of expectant parents regarding prenatal whole-exome sequencing.Methods: The study used a questionnaire that focused on acceptability of prenatal whole-exome sequencing to individuals who pursued first-trimester prenatal screening in a tertiary academic medical center. A total of 186 expectant individuals completed the questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models.Results: Eighty-three percent of the participants answered that prenatal whole-exome sequencing should be offered, 14.8% were neutral, and only 2.2% disagreed. Fifty-four percent of the participants were interested in having prenatal whole-exome sequencing for their fetus, 40.1% were neutral, and 6.6% disagreed. The majority of participants expressed a desire to know about treatable (96.2%) and non-treatable (86.3%) childhood conditions, and most said the same for treatable (76.0%) and non-treatable (74.3%) adult-onset conditions. Over half of the participants (59.7%) indicated a maximum acceptable turnaround time of 3weeks or less for prenatal whole-exome sequencing.Conclusions: The majority of respondents felt prenatal whole-exome sequencing should be offered. Moreover, the majority wanted to know prenatally about treatable and non-treatable childhood and adult conditions. (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.