Chen Gafni-Amsalem, Olfat Aboleil-Zoubi, Elena Chervinsky, Ola Aleme, Morad Khayat, Husam Bashir, Lilach Peled Perets, Efrat Mamluk, Shadia Hakrosh, Shoshi Kurtzman, Liron Tamir, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Stavit A Shalev
Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) aims to provide couples with information to make informed decisions. Since 2013, the Israeli Carrier Screening Program has been offered routinely and free of charge to all Israelis of reproductive age, personalized based on religion, ethnicity, and village/tribe where a disorder is frequent. This study evaluated the impact of two educational tools on an informed choice on RGCS uptake and satisfaction with counselling within a heterogeneous population in northern Israel...
December 20, 2023: Journal of Community Genetics