Genetic counseling and testing for Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an Italian consensus protocol
- Bocchetta, Martina
- Mega, Anna
- BERNARDI, MARIA LIVIA
- Di Maria, Emilio
- Benussi, Luisa
- Binetti, Giuliano
- Borroni, Barbara
- Colao, Rosanna
- Di Fede, Giuseppe
- Fostinelli, Silvia
- Galimberti, Daniela
- Gennarelli, Massimo
- Ghidoni, Roberta
- Piaceri, Irene
- Pievani, Michela
- Porteri, Corinna
- Redaelli, Veronica
- Rossi, Giacomina
- Suardi, Silvia
- Babiloni, Claudio
- Scarpini, Elio
- Tagliavini, Fabrizio
- Padovani, Alessandro
- Nacmias, Benedetta
- Sorbi, Sandro
- Frisoni, Giovanni B
- Bruni, Amalia C
Publication date
January 2016
DOIAbstract
Genetic testing of familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is attracting interest thanks to innovative primary prevention clinical trials and increased request for information by at-risk individuals. However, ethical, social, and psychological implications are paramount and genetic testing must be supported by structured genetic counseling. In Italy, practice parameters and guidelines for genetic counseling in dementia are not available
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