Beliefs and attitudes towards participating in genetic research – a population based cross-sectional study.docVIP

Kerathetal.BMCPublicHealth2013,13:114 /1471-2458/13/114 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Beliefsandattitudestowardsparticipatingin geneticresearch–apopulationbased cross-sectionalstudy SamanthaMKerath2,4,GilaKlein2,MarlenaKern2,IulianaShapira3,JenniferWitthuhn2,NicoleNorohna2, MyriamKline2,FarishaBaksh2,PeterGregersen2andEmanuelaTaioli1,4* Abstract Background:Biobankshavethepotentialtoofferavenueforchronicdiseasebiomarkerdiscovery,whichwould allowfordiseaseearlydetectionandforidentificationofcarriersofacertainpredictorbiomarker.Toassessthe generalattitudestowardsgeneticresearchandparticipationin