Article
The behavioral response to personalized genetic information: will genetic risk profiles motivate individuals and families to choose more healthful behaviors?
Annual review of public health - 1 Jan 2010
McBride Colleen M, Koehly Laura M, Sanderson Saskia C, Kaphingst Kimberly A
Abstract excerpt
This report describes the use of information emerging from genetic discovery to motivate risk-reducing health behaviors. Most research to date has evaluated the effects of information related to rare genetic variants on screening behaviors, in which genetic risk feedback has been associated consistently with improved screening adherence. The limited research with common genetic variants suggests that genetic...
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