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Patient beliefs and behaviors about genomic risk for type 2 diabetes: implications for prevention.
Journal of health communication - 1 Jan 2015
Gallagher Patrick, King Heather A, Haga Susanne B, Orlando Lori A, Joy Scott V, Trujillo Gloria M, Scott William Michael, Bembe Marylou, Creighton Dana L, Cho Alex H, Ginsburg Geoffrey S, Vorderstrasse Allison
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 diabetes is a major health burden in the United States, and population trends suggest this burden will increase. High interest in, and increased availability of, testing for genetic risk of type 2 diabetes presents a new opportunity for reducing type 2 diabetes risk for many patients; however, to date, there is little evidence that genetic testing positively affects type 2 diabetes prevention. Genetic...
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