التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Evaluation of a Tay-Sachs Disease screening program. |
| المؤلفون: |
Gason, AA, Sheffield, E, Bankier, A, Aitken, MA, Metcalfe, S, Barlow Stewart, K, Delatycki, MB |
| المصدر: |
Clinical Genetics; May2003, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p386-392, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
NEURODEGENERATION, MEDICAL screening, DECISION making, BLOOD, DNA, GENES |
| مستخلص: |
Tay-Sachs Disease (TSD) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder. TSD is prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, and carrier screening programs have been implemented worldwide in these communities. A screening program initiated in 1997 involving the Melbourne Jewish community (Australia) incorporated education, counselling and carrier testing of high-school students aged 15 to 18 years. This study aimed to assess the participation rates, level of knowledge obtained and predicted feelings and attitudes of the students involved. Seven hundred and ten students participated, there was a 67% uptake for testing with a carrier rate of 1 in 28 determined. The level of knowledge of the students following education was high and of relative importance in regard to decision making, as were their feelings and attitudes about genetic testing for carrier status. A significant impediment to test uptake was the need for blood sampling, resulting in a recommendation for the introduction of DNA analysis on cheek brush samples. The evaluation of this program has given a wider scope for further development as well as providing valuable information for the implementation of community screening programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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