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Attitudes and beliefs of African-Americans toward genetics, genetic testing, and sickle cell disease education and awareness.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Dec 2011

Long Katie A, Thomas Stephen B, Grubs Robin E, Gettig Elizabeth A, Krishnamurti Lakshmanan

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Research among African-Americans indicates this population perceives sickle cell (SCD) to be a serious disease and sickle cell trait (SCT) screening an important intervention. However, studies have consistently demonstrated a lower than desired uptake of SCD education, inadequate knowledge regarding personal and family trait status, and a low perceived susceptibility of giving birth to a child with the disease....

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PMID: 21748660
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9388-3

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