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Design of a randomized trial of diabetes genetic risk testing to motivate behavior change: the Genetic Counseling/lifestyle Change (GC/LC) Study for Diabetes Prevention.
Clinical trials (London, England) - 1 Oct 2011
Grant Richard W, Meigs James B, Florez Jose C, Park Elyse R, Green Robert C, Waxler Jessica L, Delahanty Linda M, O'Brien Kelsey E
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BACKGROUND: The efficacy of diabetes genetic risk testing to motivate behavior change for diabetes prevention is currently unknown. PURPOSE: This paper presents key issues in the design and implementation of one of the first randomized trials (The Genetic Counseling/Lifestyle Change (GC/LC) Study for Diabetes Prevention) to test whether knowledge of diabetes genetic risk can motivate patients to adopt healthier...
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