Publications by authors named "Emily Moe"
This paper examines health care utilization among indigenous immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, who have settled in a farmworker community in southern California. In 2016, two trained Spanish-Mixteco and Spanish-Zapoteco bi-lingual interviewers conducted in-depth interviews with 44 indigenous women residing in Oxnard, California on issues that affect health care utilization. Interviews were conducted in Mixteco, Zapoteco and Spanish and were coded to identify structural, cultural, and provider-related barriers to health care utilization.
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- The study investigates balanced chromosomal abnormalities (BCAs) in 273 individuals with congenital anomalies using whole-genome sequencing to achieve higher resolution than traditional karyotyping.
- The findings revealed that 93% of karyotypes were revised, with 21% of BCAs showing complexity not detectable by standard methods, highlighting the limitations of cytogenetics.
- The research indicated that 33.9% of BCAs caused gene disruption tied to developmental issues, and some breakpoints affected crucial genomic regions, possibly worsening conditions like 5q14.3 microdeletion syndrome due to altered gene expression.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) genetic testing is undergoing clinical trials to measure the efficacy of genetic counseling for behavior-based risk reduction. The expectations patients bring to the testing process may play an important role in individual outcomes. We conducted a qualitative exploration of anticipated decision-making and expectations around T2DM genetic testing.
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