Article
Disclosing Pleiotropic Effects During Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Trial.
Annals of internal medicine - 2 Feb 2016
Christensen Kurt D, Roberts J Scott, Whitehouse Peter J, Royal Charmaine D M, Obisesan Thomas O, Cupples L Adrienne, Vernarelli Jacqueline A, Bhatt Deepak L, Linnenbringer Erin, Butson Melissa B, Fasaye Grace-Ann, Uhlmann Wendy R, Hiraki Susan, Wang Na, Cook-Deegan Robert, Green Robert C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increasing use of genetic testing raises questions about disclosing secondary findings, including pleiotropic information. OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and behavioral effect of disclosing modest associations between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk during APOE-based genetic risk assessments for Alzheimer disease (AD). DESIGN: Randomized, multicenter...
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