ArticleHuman genetics2012
Attitudes on DNA ancestry tests.
Article in Human genetics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Do genetic ancestry tests increase racial essentialism? Findings from a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Parents' Perspectives on Secondary Genetic Ancestry Findings in Pediatric Genomic Medicine.Clinical therapeutics · 2023Article
- Family secrets: Experiences and outcomes of participating in direct-to-consumer genetic relative-finder services.American journal of human genetics · 2022Article
- Exploratory content analysis of direct-to-consumer pet genomics: What is being marketed and what are consumers saying?PloS one · 2022Article
- Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: Prospective users' attitudes toward information about ancestry and biological relationships.PloS one · 2021Article
- Impacts of personal DNA ancestry testing.Journal of community genetics · 2021Article
- "We Don't Need a Swab in Our Mouth to Prove Who We Are": Identity, Resistance, and Adaptation of Genetic Ancestry Testing among Native American Communities.Current anthropology · 2019Article
- Engaging African American Men as Citizen Scientists to Validate a Prostate Cancer Biomarker: Work-in-Progress.Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action · 2019Article
- Stakeholders in psychiatry and their attitudes toward receiving pertinent and incident findings in genomic research.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2017Article
- Barriers and Strategies Related to Qualitative Research on Genetic Ancestry Testing in Indigenous Communities.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2017Article
- What type of person are you? Old-fashioned thinking even in modern science.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2014Article
- Tilting at windmills no longer: a data-driven discussion of DTC DNA ancestry tests.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2012Article
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Abstract
The DNA ancestry testing industry is more than a decade old, yet details about it remain a mystery: there remain no reliable, empirical data on the number, motivations, and attitudes of customers to date, the number of products available and their characteristics, or the industry customs and standard practices that have emerged in the absence of specific governmental regulations. Here, we provide preliminary data collected in 2009 through indirect and direct participant observation, namely blog post analysis, generalized survey analysis, and targeted survey analysis. The attitudes include the first available data on attitudes of those of individuals who have and have not had their own DNA ancestry tested as well as individuals who are members of DNA ancestry-related social networking groups. In a new and fluid landscape, the results highlight the need for empirical data to guide policy discussions and should be interpreted collectively as an invitation for additional investigation of (1) the opinions of individuals purchasing these tests, individuals obtaining these tests through research participation, and individuals not obtaining these tests; (2) the psychosocial and behavioral reactions of individuals obtaining their DNA ancestry information with attention given both to expectations prior to testing and the sociotechnical architecture of the test used; and (3) the applications of DNA ancestry information in varying contexts.
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