Racial minority group interest in direct-to-consumer genetic testing: findings from the PGen study

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 293-301

  Landry, Latrice ^a,b,c   Nielsen, Daiva Elena ^a,b,d   Carere, Deanna Alexis ^e   Roberts, J Scott ^f   Green, Robert C ^a,b,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LABORATORY FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Blacks; Direct to consumer; Genetic testing; Interests and attitudes; Racial minorities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DIRECT TO CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERSONAL GENETIC TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 85028763248     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-017-0325-5     Document Type: Article

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