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Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome.

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McConkie-Rosell, A; Spiridigliozzi, GA; Rounds, K; Dawson, DV; Sullivan, JA; Burgess, D; Lachiewicz, AM
Published in: Am J Med Genet
January 29, 1999

Sixty-five parents of individuals affected by fragile X syndrome who attended the National Fragile X Conference in Portland, Oregon (1996), were asked to complete a survey assessing parental level of concern about carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome. All subjects completed a 15-item paper and pencil Likert response scale measure that was developed specifically for this study. The items included parental rights and duties, psychological adjustment, adaptation, discrimination, harm, childbearing, and interpersonal relationships. The major concern of the parents was that their children have knowledge of their carrier status prior to becoming sexually active and that their children be able to marry informed of their genetic risk. Mothers were significantly more concerned than fathers about raising their children with the knowledge of their carrier status. A sense of parental right to make the decision regarding carrier testing for children was associated with concerns about (1) behavioral or educational problems, (2) knowledge of carrier status prior to sexual activity or marriage, and (3) adjustment of the children to knowledge of their carrier status. As the sample was drawn from a unique population of parents, the results of this survey should be interpreted with caution. The findings of this study suggest a model of parents providing anticipatory guidance for their children to help them adjust to carrier information and for their children to have this knowledge prior to the possibility of reproduction.

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Published In

Am J Med Genet

ISSN

0148-7299

Publication Date

January 29, 1999

Volume

82

Issue

3

Start / End Page

206 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk
  • Parents
  • Humans
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genetic Carrier Screening
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Attitude to Health
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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McConkie-Rosell, A., Spiridigliozzi, G. A., Rounds, K., Dawson, D. V., Sullivan, J. A., Burgess, D., & Lachiewicz, A. M. (1999). Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet, 82(3), 206–211.
McConkie-Rosell, A., G. A. Spiridigliozzi, K. Rounds, D. V. Dawson, J. A. Sullivan, D. Burgess, and A. M. Lachiewicz. “Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome.Am J Med Genet 82, no. 3 (January 29, 1999): 206–11.
McConkie-Rosell A, Spiridigliozzi GA, Rounds K, Dawson DV, Sullivan JA, Burgess D, et al. Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1999 Jan 29;82(3):206–11.
McConkie-Rosell, A., et al. “Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome.Am J Med Genet, vol. 82, no. 3, Jan. 1999, pp. 206–11.
McConkie-Rosell A, Spiridigliozzi GA, Rounds K, Dawson DV, Sullivan JA, Burgess D, Lachiewicz AM. Parental attitudes regarding carrier testing in children at risk for fragile X syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1999 Jan 29;82(3):206–211.

Published In

Am J Med Genet

ISSN

0148-7299

Publication Date

January 29, 1999

Volume

82

Issue

3

Start / End Page

206 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sex Factors
  • Risk
  • Parents
  • Humans
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Genetic Carrier Screening
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Attitude to Health
  • 3202 Clinical sciences