U.S. Public Opinion on Uses of Genetic Information and Genetic Discrimination

QUICK SUMMARY

While Americans are generally very supportive of the use of genetic information to improve their own health and the health of their families, 92 percent are wary that this same information could be used in ways that harm them, according to a public opinion survey by the Genetics and Public Policy Center conducted in late February and early March of 2007.

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