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Dr Amanda Willis

Conjoint Lecturer
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
E-mail
a.willis@garvan.org.au
Location
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Fehlberg Z; Fisher L; Liu C; Kugenthiran N; Milne RL; Young MA; Willis A; Southey MC; Goranitis I; Best S, 2025, 'Using a behaviour-change approach to support uptake of population genomic screening and management options for breast or prostate cancer', European Journal of Human Genetics, 33, pp. 108 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-024-01729-1
    Journal articles | 2025
    Sheen D; Willis A; Fehlberg Z; Southey M; Goranitis I; Young MA, 2025, 'Systematic review of preferences for additional findings from genomic testing', European Journal of Human Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-025-01968-w
    Journal articles | 2025
    Willis AM; Chiew F; Horsley P; Klumsathian S; Ling E; Jacobs C; Lacaze P; Tiller J; Young MA, 2025, 'Older research participants are motivated to receive genetic results for the benefit of younger relatives', European Journal of Human Genetics, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-025-01940-8
    Journal articles | 2025
    Young AL; Speechly C; Morrow A; Ross K; Murphy C; Poplawski N; Andrews L; Harris R; Kirk J; Tucker K; Jacobs C; Nguyen-Dumont T; Southey MC; Willis AM, 2025, 'Views of genetic health professionals, patients, and next of kin on retesting and recontact with results from updated genetic testing', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 34, pp. e70128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.70128
    Journal articles | 2024
    Mitchell LA; Jivani K; Young MA; Jacobs C; Willis AM, 2024, 'Systematic review of the uptake and outcomes from returning secondary findings to adult participants in research genomic testing', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 33, pp. 1145 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1865
    Journal articles | 2024
    Morrow A; Speechly C; Young AL; Tucker K; Harris R; Poplawski N; Andrews L; Nguyen Dumont T; Kirk J; Southey MC; Willis A, 2024, '“Out of the blue”: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of women and next of kin receiving unexpected results from BRA-STRAP research gene panel testing', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 33, pp. 973 - 984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1803
    Journal articles | 2023
    Yanes T; Wallingford CK; Young MA; McInerney-Leo AM; Willis AM; McKnight L; Terrill B; McInerny S; Forrest LE; Cicciarelli L; Williams R; Keane H; James PA, 2023, 'Development and evaluation of a novel educational program for providers on the use of polygenic risk scores', Genetics in Medicine, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100876
    Journal articles | 2022
    Willis AM; Terrill B; Pearce A; McEwen A; Ballinger ML; Young MA, 2022, 'My Research Results: a program to facilitate return of clinically actionable genomic research findings', European Journal of Human Genetics, 30, pp. 363 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-021-00973-z
    Journal articles | 2021
    McKnight L; Pearce A; Willis A; Young MA; Terrill B, 2021, 'Supporting teachers to use genomics as a context in the classroom: an evaluation of learning resources for high school biology', Journal of Community Genetics, 12, pp. 653 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-021-00550-3
    Journal articles | 2021
    Southey MC; Dowty JG; Riaz M; Steen JA; Renault AL; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Pope BJ; Mahmood K; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil JJ; Giles GG; Milne RL; Hopper JL; Nguyen-Dumont T, 2021, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for carriers of pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing', npj Breast Cancer, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41523-021-00360-3
    Journal articles | 2021
    Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; James PA; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Yanes T; Young MA, 2021, 'Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: ‘Another piece of the pie’', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30, pp. 849 - 860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1384
    Journal articles | 2020
    Savage SA; Viard M; O'hUigin C; Zhou W; Yeager M; Li SA; Wang T; Ramsuran V; Vince N; Vogt A; Hicks B; Burdett L; Chung C; Dean M; de Andrade KC; Freedman ND; Berndt SI; Rothman N; Lan Q; Cerhan JR; Slager SL; Zhang Y; Teras LR; Haagenson M; Chanock SJ; Spellman SR; Wang Y; Willis A; Askar M; Lee SJ; Carrington M; Gadalla SM, 2020, 'Genome-wide Association Study Identifies HLA-DPB1 as a Significant Risk Factor for Severe Aplastic Anemia', American Journal of Human Genetics, 106, pp. 264 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.01.004
    Journal articles | 2019
    Creary LE; Guerra SG; Chong W; Brown CJ; Turner TR; Robinson J; Bultitude WP; Mayor NP; Marsh SGE; Saito K; Lam K; Duke JL; Mosbruger TL; Ferriola D; Monos D; Willis A; Askar M; Fischer G; Saw CL; Ragoussis J; Petrek M; Serra-Pagés C; Juan M; Stavropoulos-Giokas C; Dinou A; Ameen R; Al Shemmari S; Spierings E; Gendzekhadze K; Morris GP; Zhang Q; Kashi Z; Hsu S; Gangavarapu S; Mallempati KC; Yamamoto F; Osoegawa K; Vayntrub T; Chang CJ; Hansen JA; Fernández-Viňa MA, 2019, 'Next-generation HLA typing of 382 International Histocompatibility Working Group reference B-lymphoblastoid cell lines: Report from the 17th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop', Human Immunology, 80, pp. 449 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2019.03.001
    Journal articles | 2019
    Smith AG; Pereira S; Jaramillo A; Stoll ST; Khan FM; Berka N; Mostafa AA; Pando MJ; Usenko CY; Bettinotti MP; Pyo CW; Nelson WC; Willis A; Askar M; Geraghty DE, 2019, 'Comparison of sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe vs next generation sequencing for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DRB3/B4/B5, DQA1, DQB1, DPA1, and DPB1 typing: Toward single-pass high-resolution HLA typing in support of solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant programs', Hla, 94, pp. 296 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tan.13619
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yanes T; Willis AM; Meiser B; Tucker KM; Best M, 2019, 'Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of genomic testing in cancer: a systematic review', European Journal of Human Genetics, 27, pp. 28 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-018-0257-5
    Journal articles | 2018
    Sousa M; Peate M; Lewis C; Jarvis S; Willis A; Hickey M; Friedlander M, 2018, 'Exploring knowledge, attitudes and experience of genitourinary symptoms in women with early breast cancer on adjuvant endocrine therapy', European Journal of Cancer Care, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12820
    Journal articles | 2018
    Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Tattersall M; Young MA, 2018, 'Development and Pilot Testing of a Decision Aid for Genomic Research Participants Notified of Clinically Actionable Research Findings for Cancer Risk', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27, pp. 1055 - 1066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-018-0223-y
    Journal articles | 2017
    Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; Ballinger ML; Thomas DM; Young MA, 2017, 'Sociodemographic, psychosocial and clinical factors associated with uptake of genetic counselling for hereditary cancer: a systematic review', Clinical Genetics, 92, pp. 121 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cge.12868
    Journal articles | 2015
    Willis AM; Smith SK; Meiser B; Muller C; Lewis S; Halliday J, 2015, 'How do prospective parents prefer to receive information about prenatal screening and diagnostic testing?', Prenatal Diagnosis, 35, pp. 100 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pd.4493
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Yeow D; Rudaks LI; García-Marín LM; Flores-Ocampo V; Morales-Briceño H; Yau WY; Kõks S; Mellick GD; Fung VSC; Tisch S; Wu KHC; Schofield D; Willis AM; Klein C; Sue CM; Davis RL; Young M-A; Rentería ME; Kumar KR, 2024, '3039 Monogenic Parkinson’s Disease Australia (MonoPDAus) initiative: study protocol', in Poster Abstracts, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, pp. A22.2 - A23, presented at ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2024-anzan.60
    Preprints | 2023
    Yanes T; Wallingford C; Young MA; McInerney-Leo AM; Willis A; McKnight L; Terrill B; McInerny S; Forrest L; Cicciarelli L; Williams R; Keane H; James PA, 2023, Development and evaluation of a novel educational program for providers on the use of polygenic risk scores, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.16.23286057
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Nguyen-Dumont T; Dowty J; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Trainer A; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Renault A-L; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Steen JA; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Riaz M; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil J; Hopper JL; Southey MC, 2020, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for germline pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing: An Australian perspective', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 85 - 85
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Tu N-D; Dowty J; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Trainer A; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Renault A-L; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Steen JA; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Riaz M; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil J; Hopper JL; Southey MC, 2020, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for germline pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing: An Australian perspective', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 81, presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium, ELECTR NETWORK, 08 December 2020 - 11 December 2020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Askar M; Madbouly A; Zhrebker L; Willis A; Kennedy S; Padros K; Rodriguez MB; Bach C; Spriewald B; Ameen R; Shemmari SA; Tarassi K; Tsirogianni A; Hamdy N; Mossallam G; Hönger G; Spinnler R; Fischer G; Fae I; Charlton R; Dunk A; Vayntrub TA; Halagan M; Osoegawa K; Fernández-Viña M, 2019, 'HLA Haplotypes In 250 Families: The Baylor Laboratory Results And A Perspective On A Core NGS Testing Model For The 17th International HLA And Immunogenetics Workshop', in Human Immunology, pp. 897 - 905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2019.07.298
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Osoegawa K; Vayntrub TA; Wenda S; De Santis D; Barsakis K; Ivanova M; Hsu S; Barone J; Holdsworth R; Diviney M; Askar M; Willis A; Railton D; Laflin S; Gendzekhadze K; Oki A; Sacchi N; Mazzocco M; Andreani M; Ameen R; Stavropoulos-Giokas C; Dinou A; Torres M; dos Santos Francisco R; Serra-Pages C; Goodridge D; Balladares S; Bettinotti MP; Iglehart B; Kashi Z; Martin R; Saw CL; Ragoussis J; Downing J; Navarrete C; Chong W; Saito K; Petrek M; Tokic S; Padros K; Beatriz Rodriguez M; Zakharova V; Shragina O; Marino SR; Brown NK; Shiina T; Suzuki S; Spierings E; Zhang Q; Yin Y; Morris GP; Hernandez A; Ruiz P; Khor SS; Tokunaga K; Geretz A; Thomas R; Yamamoto F; Mallempati KC; Gangavarapu S; Kanga U; Tyagi S; Marsh SGE; Bultitude WP; Liu X; Cao D; Penning M; Hurley CK; Cesbron A; Mueller C; Mytilineos J; Weimer ET; Bengtsson M; Fischer G; Hansen JA; Chang CJ; Mack SJ; Creary LE; Fernandez-Viña MA, 2019, 'Quality control project of NGS HLA genotyping for the 17th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop', in Human Immunology, pp. 228 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2019.01.009