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- Current Projects
- Historical, Ethnographic and Public Opinion Studies of Prenatal Screening and Risk Assessment: an historical and sociological analysis of the ethical, legal, and social consequences of prenatal testing for cystic fibrosis and Down syndrome, led by Dr. Ruth Schwartz Cowan, chair of the Department of the History and Sociology of Science.
- Utilization and Impact of a New Diagnostic Test for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HTT): an assessment from the perspectives of patients, providers and third party payers of the utility of a genetic test to identify the likelihood of future disease susceptibility, using HHT, a single gene disorder, as an example, led by Barbara Bernhardt, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.
- Long-term Behavioral Impact of Genetic Counseling and Testing for BRCA1/2: an evaluation of the long-term psychological, social, and medical effects of genetic testing and counseling for breast cancer on African American women and their families, led by Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Associate Professor of Psychiatry.
- Center Publications and Presentations