Genetic Knowledge Among Participants in the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative.

ABSTRACT: Genetic literacy is essential for the effective integration of genomic information into healthcare; yet few recent studies have been conducted to assess the current state of this knowledge base. Participants in the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative (CPMC), a prospective study assessing the impact of personalized genetic risk reports for complex diseases and drug response on behavior and health outcomes, completed genetic knowledge questionnaires and other surveys through an online portal. To assess the association between genetic knowledge and genetic education background, multivariate linear regression was performed. 4 062 participants completed a genetic knowledge and genetic education background questionnaire. Most were older (mean age: 50), Caucasian (90 %), female (59 %), hi

SUBMITTER: Schmidlen TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4769688 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature