<HashMap><database>biostudies-literature</database><scores/><additional><submitter>Augusto BM</submitter><funding>NCI NIH HHS</funding><funding>Breast Cancer Spore CA</funding><pagination>209-215</pagination><full_dataset_link>https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6002306</full_dataset_link><repository>biostudies-literature</repository><omics_type>Unknown</omics_type><volume>9(3)</volume><pubmed_abstract>Despite ongoing research efforts to reclassify BRCA variant of uncertain significance (VUS), results for strategies to disseminate findings to genetic counselors are lacking. We disseminated results from a study on reclassification of BRCA VUS using a mailed reclassification packet including a reclassification guide, patient education aid, and patient letter template for patients/families with BRCA VUS. This study reports on genetic counselors' responses to the dissemination materials. Eligible participants (n = 1015) were identified using mailing lists from professional genetics organizations. Participants were mailed a BRCA VUS reclassification packet and a return postcard to assess responses to the materials. Closed-ended responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and themati</pubmed_abstract><journal>Journal of community genetics</journal><pubmed_title>From the laboratory to the clinic: sharing BRCA VUS reclassification tools with practicing genetics professionals.</pubmed_title><pmcid>PMC6002306</pmcid><funding_grant_id>116201</funding_grant_id><funding_grant_id>P50 CA116201</funding_grant_id><funding_grant_id>P30 CA076292</funding_grant_id><pubmed_authors>Lake P</pubmed_authors><pubmed_authors>Lindor NM</pubmed_authors><pubmed_authors>Vadaparampil ST</pubmed_authors><pubmed_authors>Couch FJ</pubmed_authors><pubmed_authors>Scherr CL</pubmed_authors><pubmed_authors>Augusto BM</pubmed_authors></additional><is_claimable>false</is_claimable><name>From the laboratory to the clinic: sharing BRCA VUS reclassification tools with practicing genetics professionals.</name><description>Despite ongoing research efforts to reclassify BRCA variant of uncertain significance (VUS), results for strategies to disseminate findings to genetic counselors are lacking. We disseminated results from a study on reclassification of BRCA VUS using a mailed reclassification packet including a reclassification guide, patient education aid, and patient letter template for patients/families with BRCA VUS. This study reports on genetic counselors' responses to the dissemination materials. Eligible participants (n = 1015) were identified using mailing lists from professional genetics organizations. Participants were mailed a BRCA VUS reclassification packet and a return postcard to assess responses to the materials. Closed-ended responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and themati</description><dates><release>2018-01-01T00:00:00Z</release><publication>2018 Jul</publication><modification>2026-05-05T23:35:52.359Z</modification><creation>2025-05-29T19:22:37.508Z</creation></dates><accession>S-EPMC6002306</accession><cross_references><pubmed>29124491</pubmed><doi>10.1007/s12687-017-0343-3</doi></cross_references></HashMap>