Role of genetic testing in cardiomyopathies:Αprimer for cardiologists
作者机构:The Third Department of CardiologySotiria HospitalAthens 11527Greece The First Department of CardiologyHippokration HospitalAthens 11526Greece The First Department of CardiologyHippokration HospitalMedical School of National and Kapodistrian University of AthensAthens 11527Greece
出 版 物:《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志(英文版)(电子版))
年 卷 期:2022年第14卷第1期
页 面:29-39页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题:Cardiomyopathy Genetic counselling Genetic testing Variant Hereditary
摘 要:Recent advances in cardiovascular genetics have transformed genetic testing into a valuable part of management of families with inherited *** novel mutations have been identified,understanding when to consider genetic testing has emerged as an important consideration in the management of these *** genetic testing has a paramount importance in the risk stratification of family members,in the prognosis of probands at higher risk of a serious phenotype expression,and finally in the identification of new mutations,all of which are discussed in this *** indications for each type of cardiomyopathy are described,along with the limitations of genetic ***,the importance of public sharing of variants in large data sets is *** ultimate aim of this review is to present key messages about the genetic testing process in order to minimize potential harms and provide suggestions to specialized clinicians who act as a part of a multidisciplinary team in order to offer the best care to families with inherited cardiomyopathies.