Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"predictive testing"”.
-
Uncertainty-optimized predictive testing for a nuclear waste container
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1987.
-
Algorithmic techniques for predictive testing of concurrent programs and distributed systems
… for a concurrent program, making concurrency testing a hard problem. Current testing technologies such as stress testing (running the program under test repeatedly with randomized sleep statements and by varying parameters on different platforms) have proved largely inadequate in exposing such …
-
Attitudes and Practices of Genetic Counselors In Providing Predictive Testing to Minors At Risk For Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
… the significant risk of childhood cancer, predictive testing for unaffected minors at risk for LFS historically has not been recommended, largely due to the lack of available and effective screening for the types of cancers involved. A recently developed screening protocol suggests an …
-
Predictive testing and clinical genetic counselling services for Huntington disease in the Western Cape : an evaluation over eleven years
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 273-325).
-
Perspectives and Experiences of Individuals Undergoing Predictive Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) Syndrome in the Western Cape, South Africa.
… a strong history of breast and ovarian cancers. Predictive testing (PT) is offered to unaffected individuals with a positive family history of HBOC, with an already identified BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in an affected family member. There is an overwhelming amount of research that has focused on the …
-
An investigation into factors which have an impact on access to and utilisation of the genetic and endoscopic surveillance clinic offered to high-risk members of known Lynch families
… and Endoscopic Surveillance Clinic provides predictive testing and life-saving colorectal cancer screening services to individuals with Lynch syndrome in the Western and Northern Cape provinces of South Africa. The risk of colorectal cancer is reduced by 50% and mortality is decreased by 65% …
-
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer : comprehension of a cancer risk in conjuction with a genetic risk
… was to explore the level of understanding of the predictive test result and subsequent impact of testing for a predisposition to HNPCC. Using a qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with ten individuals (all mutationpositive and asymptomatic for CRC) subsequent to the …
-
Psychiatric Genetics: Confidence Levels and Practice Patterns of Mental Health Professionals
… susceptibility genes, the possibility of predictive testing, and specific genetic differences that influence drug response. To effectively integrate psychiatric genetics into clinical practice, mental health professionals should be able to understand and confidently interpret current …
-
Attitudes of Parents At Risk of Inheriting Li-Fraumeni Syndrome to wards Predictive Genetic Testing In Their Minor-Aged Children.
… vary with regard to their policies on testing children for LFS. There are currently no national guidelines regarding predictive testing of children who are at risk of inheriting LFS. No studies have looked at parental attitudes towards predictive p53 genetic testing in their children. …
-
Attitudes About Predictive Men1 Genetic Testing In Minors
… childhood. Expert consensus opinion is that predictive genetic testing should be offered at age 5 years, however there are no evidence-based studies that clearly establish that predictive genetic testing at this age would be beneficial since most symptoms do not present until later in life. …
-
Motivations and Attitudes for Pursuing Anonymous Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease
… progressive neurodegenerative disorder for which predictive and confirmatory testing is available. However, only a small portion of at-risk individuals complete predictive testing. Concerns of privacy and genetic discrimination have been cited as reasons testing is declined. This leads some to …
-
Genetic analysis of inherited retinal diseases in indigenous Southern African populations
… families can now opt for diagnostic, carrier, or predictive testing of familial mutations. Finally, the information obtained from this research contributes towards a better understanding of the genetic architecture of IRDs in SA.