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Factors affecting recall of different types of personal genetic information about Alzheimer's disease risk: the REVEAL study.
Public health genomics - 1 Jan 2015
Besser Andria G, Sanderson Saskia C, Roberts J Scott, Chen Clara A, Christensen Kurt D, Lautenbach Denise M, Cupples L Adrienne, Green Robert C
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METHODS: Data were obtained through a multisite clinical trial in which different types of genetic risk-related information were disclosed to individuals (n = 246) seeking a risk assessment for Alzheimer's disease. RESULTS: Six weeks after disclosure, 83% of participants correctly recalled the number of risk-increasing APOE alleles they possessed, and 74% correctly recalled their APOE genotype. While 84% of...
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