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Genetic literacy and patient perceptions of IBD testing utility and disease control: a randomized vignette study of genetic testing.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 May 2014
Hooker Gillian W, Peay Holly, Erby Lori, Bayless Theodore, Biesecker Barbara B, Roter Debra L
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BACKGROUND: Findings from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) genome-wide association studies are being translated clinically into prognostic and diagnostic indicators of disease. Yet, patient perception and understanding of these tests and their applicability to providing risk information is unclear. The goal of this study was to determine, using hypothetical scenarios, whether patients with IBD perceive genetic...
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