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Clinical and community genetics services in the Dutch Caribbean.

Eline A Verberne1, Ginette M Ecury-Goossen2, Meindert E Manshande2, Maria Ponson-Wever3, Maartje de Vroomen4,5, Martijn Tilanus6, Marcel M A M Mannens1, Lidewij Henneman7, Mieke M van Haelst1,7.   

Abstract

The Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of six islands: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Because of their small size and relative remoteness, they face several economic and healthcare challenges, including limited access to genetics services. In this article, we provide an overview of the clinical and community genetics services that are available in the Dutch Caribbean. In particular, we describe our joint pediatric-genetics clinic with a visiting clinical geneticist that was established in 2011 to provide clinical genetics services for the pediatric population of the Dutch Caribbean.
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021.

Keywords:  Clinical genetics; Community genetics; Dutch Caribbean; Genetics services

Year:  2021        PMID： 33717365     DOI： 10.1007/s12687-021-00515-6

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Community Genet        ISSN： 1868-310X


  6 in total

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Authors:  F P van der Dijs; G A van den Berg; J G Schermer; F D Muskiet; H Landman; F A Muskiet
Journal:  Clin Chem       Date:  1992-09       Impact factor: 8.327

4.  The prevalence and manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in the Afro-Caribbean population of the Netherlands Antilles: a family screening.

Authors:  Cornelius J J Westermann; Ahlsen F Rosina; Vanessa De Vries; Pamela A de Coteau
Journal:  Am J Med Genet A       Date:  2003-02-01       Impact factor: 2.802

5.  Experiences with offering pro bono medical genetics services in the West Indies: Benefits to patients, physicians, and the community.

Authors:  Andrew K Sobering; Dong Li; Jennifer S Beighley; John C Carey; Tyhiesia Donald; Sarah H Elsea; Karla P Figueroa; Jennifer Gerdts; Andre Hamlet; Ghayda M Mirzaa; Beverly Nelson; Stefan M Pulst; Janice L Smith; Flora Tassone; Helga V Toriello; Ruth H Walker; Katherine R Yearwood; Elizabeth J Bhoj
Journal:  Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet       Date:  2020-12-04       Impact factor: 3.908

6.  Termination of pregnancy in Curaçao: need for improvement of sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Authors:  Adriana Boersma; Jantina Alberts; Jeanne De Bruijn; Betty-de Jong Meyboom; Gunilla Kleiverda
Journal:  Glob J Health Sci       Date:  2012-04-28
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