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Patients' understanding of and responses to multiplex genetic susceptibility test results.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Kaphingst Kimberly A, McBride Colleen M, Wade Christopher, Alford Sharon Hensley, Reid Robert, Larson Eric, Baxevanis Andreas D, Brody Lawrence C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Examination of patients' responses to direct-to-consumer genetic susceptibility tests is needed to inform clinical practice. This study examined patients' recall and interpretation of, and responses to, genetic susceptibility test results provided directly by mail. METHODS: This observational study had three prospective assessments (before testing, 10 days after receiving results, and 3 months later)....
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