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'Well, I knew this already' - explaining personal genetic risk information through narrative meaning-making.

Sociology of health & illness - 1 Mar 2020

Snell Karoliina, Helén Ilpo

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This article presents results from a Finnish focus group's study conducted among participants of a project called GeneRISK, in which the participants received a personal risk score for having a cardiovascular event based on genetic analysis, lifestyle and laboratory results. In the discussions, interpretations of the genetic risk score and its meaning were incorporated into personal narratives of health and...

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PMID: 31657032
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13018

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