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Psychological responses to genetic testing for weight gain: a vignette study.

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2012

Meisel Susanne F, Walker Catherine, Wardle Jane

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Genetic testing for obesity risk is increasingly available to the public but few studies have examined motivational or affective reactions. Here we report findings from a "vignette" study investigating reactions to "higher-risk" and "average-risk" results for the obesity-related FTO gene in two groups: a panel sample of individuals with weight concerns, for whom testing may have treatment implications (n = 306,...

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PMID: 22030987
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.324

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