Motivations and Perceptions of Early Adopters of Personalized Genomics: Perspectives from Research Participants
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Gollust,
Erynn S. Gordon,
Cara Zayac,
Georgia Griffin,
M F Christman,
Reed E. Pyeritz,
Lisa Wawak,
Barbara A. Bernhardt
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
public health genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1662-8063
pISSN - 1662-4246
DOI - 10.1159/000327296
Subject(s) - personalized medicine , personal genomics , curiosity , health care , medicine , early adopter , family medicine , public health , perception , precision medicine , risk perception , psychology , genomics , nursing , marketing , bioinformatics , social psychology , business , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , genome , biology , economics , gene , economic growth , neuroscience
To predict the potential public health impact of personal genomics, empirical research on public perceptions of these services is needed. In this study, 'early adopters' of personal genomics were surveyed to assess their motivations, perceptions and intentions.
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