Recommendations for counseling families affected by SUD and SCA

COR	LOE	Recommendations	References
1	B-NR	1. Genetic counseling is strongly recommended for all families where there has been an SUD or resuscitated SCA and a heritable cause is suspected, and should include antemortem and postmortem data collection and evaluation, so that risks, benefits, results, and the clinical significance of genetic testing can be discussed.	80–82,84,85,103,106,107,109
1	C-EO	2. It is recommended that genetic testing in families where an SUD or resuscitated SCA due to a heritable cause is suspected is performed only with appropriate genetic counseling.