Genetic counselling and testing in cardiomyopathies: A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

Philippe Charron; Michael Arad; Eloisa Arbustini; Cristina Basso; Zofia Bilinska; Perry Elliott; Tiina Helio; Andre Keren; William J. McKenna; Lorenzo Monserrat; Sabine Pankuweit; Andreas Perrot; Claudio Rapezzi; Arsen Ristic; Hubert Seggewiss; Irene Van Langen; Luigi Tavazzi

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Genetic counselling and testing in cardiomyopathies: A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

Philippe Charron, Michael Arad, Eloisa Arbustini, Cristina Basso, Zofia Bilinska, Perry Elliott, Tiina Helio, Andre Keren, William J. McKenna, Lorenzo Monserrat, Sabine Pankuweit, Andreas Perrot, Claudio Rapezzi, Arsen Ristic, Hubert Seggewiss, Irene Van Langen, Luigi Tavazzi^*

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Abstract

Advances in molecular genetics present new opportunities and challenges for cardiologists who manage patients and families with cardiomyopathies. The aims of this position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases are to review the general issues related to genetic counselling, family screening and genetic testing in families with a cardiomyopathy, and to provide key messages and suggestions for clinicians involved in their management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2715-2728
Number of pages	14
Journal	European Heart Journal
Volume	31
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq271
State	Published - Nov 2010

Keywords

Cardiomyopathy
Genetic counselling
Genetic testing
Predictive diagnosis
Prenatal diagnosis

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Charron, P., Arad, M., Arbustini, E., Basso, C., Bilinska, Z., Elliott, P., Helio, T., Keren, A., McKenna, W. J., Monserrat, L., Pankuweit, S., Perrot, A., Rapezzi, C., Ristic, A., Seggewiss, H., Van Langen, I., & Tavazzi, L. (2010). Genetic counselling and testing in cardiomyopathies: A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. European Heart Journal, 31(22), 2715-2728. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehq271

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