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Impact of Genetic Testing and Family Health History Based Risk Counseling on Behavior Change and Cognitive Precursors for Type 2 Diabetes.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Feb 2017
Wu R Ryanne, Myers Rachel A, Hauser Elizabeth R, Vorderstrasse Allison, Cho Alex, Ginsburg Geoffrey S, Orlando Lori A
Abstract excerpt
Family health history (FHH) in the context of risk assessment has been shown to positively impact risk perception and behavior change. The added value of genetic risk testing is less certain. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) FHH and genetic risk counseling on behavior and its cognitive precursors. Subjects were non-diabetic patients randomized to counseling that included...
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