Motivations for Participation in Parkinson Disease Genetic Research Among Hispanics versus Non-Hispanics.
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SUBMITTER: Nuytemans K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646686 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Motivations for Participation in Parkinson Disease Genetic Research Among Hispanics versus Non-Hispanics.
Nuytemans Karen K Manrique Clara P CP Uhlenberg Aaron A Scott William K WK Cuccaro Michael L ML Luca Corneliu C CC Singer Carlos C Vance Jeffery M JM
Frontiers in genetics 20190716
Involvement of participants from different racial and ethnic groups in genomic research is vital to reducing health disparities in the precision medicine era. Racial and ethnically diverse populations are underrepresented in current genomic research, creating bias in result interpretation. Limited information is available to support motivations or barriers of these groups to participate in genomic research for late-onset, neurodegenerative disorders. To evaluate willingness for research particip ...[more]
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