OBJECTIVES. This study assessed efforts to increase response rates to a mailed physician
survey and examined whether, as a result, nonresponse bias was reduced. METHODS …

In recent years there has been an enormous expansion in the knowledge that may be
gleaned from the testing of an individual's genetic material to predict present or future …

In discussions about direct-to-consumer availability of genetic testing, much attention has
been given to identifying the various risks and benefits that individuals might incur. For …

BACKGROUND: The familial implications of genetic information can lead to a conflict
between a physician's duties to maintain patient confidentiality and to inform at-risk relatives …

Purpose: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a new means of obtaining genetic testing
outside of a traditional clinical setting. This study assesses genetic counselors' experience …

The Human Genome project will result in a rapid increase in information about genetically
based disease and possible genetically based therapies and cures. In light of this, radical …

Primary care in the United Kingdom has been advocated as an optimal location for the
provision of genetic services for common diseases. Little, however, is known about general …

Purpose: To evaluate consumer perceptions of direct-to-consumer personalized genomic
risk assessments and assess the extent to which consumer characteristics may be …

Rapid changes in the science and technology related to genetic research are challenging
scientists, health care providers, ethicists, regulators, patient groups, and the pharmaceutical …

Amy, a long-term patient of yours, has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder that has a
hereditary component likely to manifest itself in some of her relatives. While efforts to identify …