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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on December 6, 2008
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsn127
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Introduction to the Special Issue: Psychological Aspects of Genomics and Child Health

Kenneth P. Tercyak, PhD

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kenneth P. Tercyak, PhD, Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven Street, NW, Suite 4100, Washington, DC 20007, USA. E-mail: tercyakk@georgetown.edu

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The much-anticipated completion of the sequencing of the human genome (Lander et al., 2001Go; Venter et al., 2001Go) is expected to significantly alter our understanding of the genetic basis of several common chronic diseases and related health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and some forms of cancer (Pang, Baum, & Lam, 2000Go). As a result of this breakthrough, the ability to predict the onset of disease will be enhanced, and more advanced and effective disease prevention, control, and treatment strategies will likely result (Gottesman & Collins, 1994Go). In light of this, both the practice of medicine and the ways in which health care will be delivered are expected to change considerably (Taylor, Edwards, & Ku, 2006Go). Notable changes will include the offer of newer and greater numbers of diagnostic and predictive genetic tests to individuals (Chung, 2007Go), and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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