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Regional differences in awareness and attitudes regarding genetic testing for disease risk and ancestry.

Human genetics - 1 Sept 2010

Jonassaint Charles R, Santos Eunice R, Glover Crystal M, Payne Perry W, Fasaye Grace-Ann, Oji-Njideka Nefertiti, Hooker Stanley, Hernandez Wenndy, Foster Morris W, Kittles Rick A, Royal Charmaine D

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Little is known about the lay public's awareness and attitudes concerning genetic testing and what factors influence their perspectives. The existing literature focuses mainly on ethnic and socioeconomic differences; however, here we focus on how awareness and attitudes regarding genetic testing...

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PMID: 20549517
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-010-0845-0
PMCID: PMC2940428

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