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Public interest in genetic testing for susceptibility to heart disease and cancer: a population-based survey in the UK.

Preventive medicine - 1 Sept 2004

Sanderson Saskia C, Wardle Jane, Jarvis Martin J, Humphries Steve E

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BACKGROUND: Given the current concerns about the clinical validity of commercially marketed genetic tests for multifactorial diseases, there is a surprising dearth of information about what public demand might be for genetic tests for any complex diseases other than cancer. The aim of this study was to examine interest in genetic testing for the most common multifactorial disease, heart disease, and to compare it...

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PMID: 15313084
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.051

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