“…For example, among 10,000 high-risk individuals undergoing mutation testing at a commercial laboratory who specified a single ancestry, the prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations was 16% among Europeans, 19% among Africans, 18% among Latin Americans/Caribbeans, 14% among Native Americans, and 12% among Asians (15). Whereas review articles and reports emphasize the need for and use of genetic counseling and testing services in the Hispanic community (16)(17)(18), there are less empirical data about factors that may contribute to utilization of these services, such as awareness of their availability (5,19).…”