Abstract
The Front Line of Genomic Translation
Highlights
Rutten and colleagues used data from the 2008 and 2011 waves of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a nationally representative sample, to assess the public’s awareness of direct to consumer (DTC) genetic testing
While DTC access to genetic testing is still highly controversial, these results suggest that such access does not have broad reach and may exacerbate existing health disparities
The second set of papers consider whether genomic risk assessments, including family health history assessments related to and genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes, have the potential to inform personalization of disease prevention and treatment behaviors
Summary
Rutten and colleagues used data from the 2008 and 2011 waves of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a nationally representative sample, to assess the public’s awareness of direct to consumer (DTC) genetic testing. The issue begins with three papers that consider applications of genomic information to promote the primary prevention of cancer. Hay and colleagues present results of a randomized trial evaluating prototypic genetic risk feedback with first degree relatives of patients with melanoma.
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