How do research participants perceive “uncertainty” in genome sequencing?
Author(s) -
Barbara B. Biesecker,
William M. P. Klein,
Katie L. Lewis,
Tyler C. Fisher,
Martha Frances Wright,
Leslie G. Biesecker,
Paul K. J. Han
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2014.57
Subject(s) - anticipation (artificial intelligence) , feeling , perception , psychological intervention , genome , psychology , medicine , social psychology , genetics , biology , computer science , nursing , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , gene
The scope of uncertainty in genome sequence information has no rival in health-care delivery. We present data from adults participating in a National Institutes of Health study using this technology, in which perceptions of uncertainty are hypothesized to be key in predicting decisions to learn and act on genome health information.
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