Project GIVE: using a virtual genetics service platform to reduce health inequities and improve access to genomic care in an underserved region of Texas
Project GIVE study has allowed advanced genetic evaluation and delivery of GS through the virtual Consultagene portal, effectively circumventing the recognized socioeconomic and logistical barriers to accessing genetic services within this border community.
Authors
- Kent Carter
- Juan Carlos Bernini
- Blake Vuocolo
- Surya N. Mulukutla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-0638)
- Claudia Soler‐Alfonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0257-3684)
- Lauren Urbanski
- Seema R. Lalani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0707-657X)
- Roberta Sierra
- Brendan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-4211)
- Robert M. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7856-555X)
- Humberto A. Hidalgo
- Christopher J. Holder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-6104)
- Lori Berry
- Lizbeth Mellin-Sanchez
- Jeremy Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-7913)
- Sarah Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-7096)
- Hongzheng Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0103-876X)
- Keila Rodriguez
- Alberto Allegre
- Sandy Magallan
- Ana Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-1677)
- Daniel Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9253-5436)
- Nancy del Valle García
- Melanie Watson
- Jose Gamez
Institutions
- University of North Florida (US)
- Miles College (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- Jacksonville University (US)
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (US)
- Vannie E. Cook Jr. Cancer Foundation (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Baylor Genetics (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-024-09560-x
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.75
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences