Tag Archives: Genetic tests

Does knowing the genetic abnormality change management? And should it?

Posted on 22 April 2022 by Keith Barrington

Just after I pressed “post” for a recent addition to the blog, I saw this appear. (Callahan KP, et al. Influence of Genetic Information on Neonatologists’ Decisions: A Psychological Experiment. Pediatrics. 2022;149). It illustrates some major problems in how neonatologists … Continue reading →

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Should every baby have their Genome sequenced?

Posted on 19 April 2022 by Keith Barrington

Annie Janvier, John Lantos and I have just published an article about Next Generation Sequencing (Janvier A, et al. Next generation sequencing in neonatology: what does it mean for the next generation? Hum Genet. 2022), which is a common way … Continue reading →

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How often does Whole Genome Sequencing really help the baby? Or their family?

Posted on 21 October 2021 by Keith Barrington

It is a long time since I have written anything on this blog about the above issue, I have an article in submission to the real scientific literature with some illustrious co-authors, but I was prompted to write this blog … Continue reading →

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