Briard M L, Frézal J, Kaplan J
J Genet Hum. 1977 Mar;25(1):25-42.
The authors give a summing up of ten years of genetic counselling concerning 1271 requests and single out two equally important categories of consultants. The first might require premarital counselling (in cases of consanguineous unions, or when one of the partners or relatives are affected) but, in fact, come to consultation, four times out of ten, after marriage and even after procreation. The consultants of the second group need prenatal counselling either because a child suffers from a hereditary disorder, or because earlier pregnancies did not come to term. Whichever the type, one consultation out of seven concerned a pregnant woman. A classification by type disorder and by mode of transmission is given.
作者对1271例咨询案例的十年遗传咨询工作进行了总结，并区分出两类同样重要的咨询者。第一类可能需要婚前咨询（近亲结婚的情况，或者一方或其亲属患有疾病的情况），但实际上，十分之四次是在婚后甚至生育后才前来咨询。第二类咨询者需要产前咨询，原因要么是孩子患有遗传性疾病，要么是之前的怀孕未足月。无论哪种类型，七分之一的咨询是关于孕妇的。文中给出了按疾病类型和遗传方式的分类。
