h4. Survey Results * 44% of participants would not consider having a genetic test to see what illnesses they might develop in the future. Of the remaining 56% , 17% would only take the test if the illness could be treated. * 69% of participants thought that genes influence health a lot or completely. * 40% of participants would not consider having a genetic test to find out if a drug would work for them. !682! To find out more download the "*Genetics Survey Report*":download:99 The results are discussed in "*'Is the UK public ready for genetic medicine?'*":http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/17410541.5.1.65 Finegold P, Mathieson K, Holmes L, Boon M, Cottle M, Donnai D, Middleton-Price H. _Personalized Medicine_. 2008; 5 (1): 65-76. 38 2007-11-28T18:28:54+00:00 --- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess publications: "" hide_posted_on: "true" author: "" summary: |- In order to help inform its future activity, Nowgen commissioned the national polling organisation, ICM, to carry out a representative survey of UK public attitudes towards genetic medicine. The survey explored public attitudes towards a range of topics including: * genetic testing * the effect of genes on behaviour, health and complex disease * how personal genetic information might influence changes to lifestyle links: "" funding: "" audience: "" fulltitle: Public Survey investigators: "" false 387 17 209 public_survey 6 6 2008-04-22T10:12:13+01:00 57 15