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CLINICAL GENETICS: A SELF-STUDY GUIDE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

AUTHORS

Virginia P. Johnson, MD
Carol Christianson, MS: University of South Dakota, School of Medicine
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, South Dakota 57069
(605) 677-5623 or Fax (605) 677-5781
(also, West River Campus, Rapid City, SD)

CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
Laura Keppen, MD: Multifactorial Inheritance
University of South Dakota, School of Medicine
Deborah Kuehn, RN/CNP, MSN: The Grief Process
Black Hills Pediatrics and Neonatology

PROJECT ADVISORS AND REVIEWERS

Jean Anderson, RN, MA, CPNP
Mardi Beaumont, RN
Judy Gaalswyk, RN, MA
Deborah Kuehn, RN/CNP, MSN
Dianne Lee, SWA
Dolores Nesbitt, PhD
Pam Talley, MN, CNS
Susan Tinley, RN, MS
Carla Wagner, RN

PROJECT STAFF

Virginia P. Johnson, MD, Principal Investigator
Carol Christianson, MS, Project Coordinator
Rhonda Conner, Project Secretary
Susan Jensen, Project Secretary
Kristy Anderson, Graphic Designer

This project is supported in part by Project #MCJ-191002-12 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USD School of Medicine, and the South Dakota Department of Health.

CONTENTS

Overview of the Program
Lesson 1: Genetic Concepts and Genetic Tests
Lesson 2: Assessment Strategies: How to Identify Families Who Might Benefit
from Genetic Services
Lesson 3: Genetic Services: What are They?
Lesson 4: Making a Referral
Appendix A: Reasons for Referral
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography of Resources
Appendix D: Educational Tools and Fact Sheets
Appendix E: State Services

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