Parents' Attitudes Toward Pediatric Genetic Testing for Common Disease Risk

Abstract

WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Direct-to-consumer genetic tests assess large panels of genetic variants associated with risk for common health conditions and traits. The swift pace of these developments raises expectations and concerns about their social and clinical impact. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:As genetic susceptibility testing for common, adult-onset health conditions proliferates, pediatricians should anticipate parents' interest in testing children and be prepared to facilitate informed decision making about such testing. abstract OBJECTIVE: To describe parents' attitudes toward pediatric genetic testing for common, adult-onset health conditions and to identify factors underlying these attitudes.