Are we Prepared? Genetic Counseling for Stillbirth in the Sequencing Era
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Authors
- A Demers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-0589)
- Carina Bertolini
- Priyanka Ahimaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5112-1599)
- Jessica L. Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-0691)
- Hector Marin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9874-7453)
- Olivia Schulist
- Shai Bejarano
- Michelle Florido
Institutions
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Genetic Counseling
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.70267
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00