"Genetic Counseling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.
| Descriptor ID |
D005817
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.343.385.500.384 N02.421.308.400
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Genetic Counseling".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Genetic Counseling".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Counseling" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
-
Call to action for genetic counseling research in hereditary cancer: Considerations from the evidence-based guidelines development process. J Genet Couns. 2025 Jun; 34(3):e70026.
-
Systematic evidence review and meta-analysis of outcomes associated with cancer genetic counseling. Genet Med. 2024 01; 26(1):100980.
-
Missed opportunities: Genetic counseling and testing among an ethnically diverse cohort of women with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 10; 151(1):153-158.
-
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Current Perspective on Established and Emerging Molecular Genetic Defects. Hum Mutat. 2015 Dec; 36(12):1113-27.
-
Utilization of noninvasive prenatal testing: impact on referrals for diagnostic testing. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jul; 213(1):102.e1-102.e6.
-
Molecular testing for cystic fibrosis carrier status practice guidelines: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. J Genet Couns. 2014 Feb; 23(1):5-15.
-
Carrier testing for spinal muscular atrophy. Genet Med. 2010 Oct; 12(10):621-2.
-
2008 National Society of Genetic Counselors Presidential address: the NSGC should do something about that... and we are. J Genet Couns. 2009 Apr; 18(2):105-8.