Willingness to Pay for Genetic Testing for Alzheim... [Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2011] - PubMed result

Willingness to Pay for Genetic Testing for Alzheim...[Genet Test Mol Biomarkers.2011] - PubMed result: "Genet Test Mol Biomarkers.2011 Jul 12.[Epub ahead of print]Kopits IM, Chen C, Roberts JS, Uhlmann W, Green RC.Background: The increased availability of genetic tests for common, complex diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), raises questions about what people are willing to pay for these services.Methods: We studied willingness-to-pay for genetic testing in a study of AD risk a*sessment that included APOE genotype disclosure among 276 first-degree relatives of persons with AD.Results: Seventy-one percent reported that they would ask for such testing from their doctor if it were covered by health insurance, and 60% would ask for it even if it required self-pay.Forty-one percent were willing to pay more than $100 for testing, and more than half would have been willing to pay for the test out of pocket.Participants who learned that they were APOE Й