Postmortem genetic testing in young individuals : what clinical medical practitioners need to know
| dc.contributor.author | Van Deventer, Barbara Stroh | |
| dc.contributor.author | Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Niekerk, Chantal | |
| dc.contributor.email | u26376645@tuks.co.za | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-27T10:17:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-27T10:17:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The death of a young person is most often a tragic occurrence, more so when this death was unexpected. Forensic pathologists are mandated to investigate such deaths, and there has been a strong move internationally towards genetic testing as an additional investigative tool. The aim of our article is to bring the advantage of implementing the so-called molecular autopsy in a local setting to the attention of medical practitioners. When a multidisciplinary approach is taken in cases of sudden unexpected death, the benefits to family members, and society as a whole, are irrefutable. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Forensic Medicine | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | am2023 | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.samj.org.za | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Van Deventer, B.S., Du Toit-Prinsloo, L., Van Niekerk, C. 2022, 'Postmortem genetic testing in young individuals : what clinical medical practitioners need to know', South African Medical Journal, vol. 112, no. 12, pp. 886-889, doi : 10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i12.16800. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0256-9574 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2078-5135 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i12.16800 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89850 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Health and Medical Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2022 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0). | en_US |
| dc.subject | Death | en_US |
| dc.subject | Young person | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tragic occurrence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Forensic pathologists | en_US |
| dc.subject | Postmortem genetic testing | en_US |
| dc.subject.other | Health sciences articles SDG-03 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | |
| dc.title | Postmortem genetic testing in young individuals : what clinical medical practitioners need to know | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |