Translations - patients' leaflets

Library 1 

A library of patient information leaflets can be found here:

Languages:
English/ Arabic/ Farsi/ Gujarati/ Punjabi/ Turkish/ Urdu/ Somali (audio)/ Sylheti (audio).

(Somali and Sylheti files are audio only as these languages are spoken rather than written)

Patient information subjects include:

• Family history questionnaire
• Inheritance modes
• Marrying a relative
• Prenatal genetic diagnosis
• Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
• Chromosomal translocations
• Cystic fibrosis
• Di George syndrome
• Fragile X syndrome
• Huntington's Disease
• Klinefelter syndrome
• Marfan syndrome
• Myotonic Dystrophy
• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• Turner syndrome
• Triple X syndrome
• XYY syndrome
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia
• Genetic deafness
• Genetics of bowel cancer
• Genetics of breast cancer
• Hereditary non-polyposis coli

This information was developed by London IDEAS GKP Translation Project, in collaboration with the Genetic Interest Group.

Please note: the genetic condition leaflets are intended for issue by clinical genetics departments to their patients. The information in these leaflets should not be used for self-diagnosis. If you think you or your children may be at risk from a genetic disorder in your family, please discuss this with your GP first. Your GP might then refer you to a clinical genetics service.

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Library 2

A further library of patient information leaflets can be found 'within EuroGenTest'  here :

English/ Turkish/ Urdu/ Bulgarian/ Croatian/ Czech/ Dutch/ Estonian/ Farsi (Afganistan)/ Farsi (Iran) /Finish/ Flemish/ French/ German/ Icelandic/ Italian/ Polish/ Portuguese/ Romanian/ Slovenian/ Spanish/ Swedish/ Turkish.

• Patient information subjects include:
• What is a Genetic Test?
• The Amniocentesis Test
• The Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) Test
•  Dominant Inheritance
• Recessive Inheritance
• X-Linked Inheritance
• Chromosome Changes
• Chromosome Translocations
• Some Information about your Genetic Appointment
• A Genetic Glossary
• Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing

This information was developed by Eurogentest, in collaboration with the Genetic Interest Group.

Please note: leaflets from this library are intended to be used freely. These leaflets were developed in collaboration with patient groups to ensure they covered the areas that were important to them and that the translations were appropriate using the protocol found here.