Planning later life with dementia: comparing family caregivers’ perspectives on biomarkers with laypersons’ attitudes towards genetic testing of dementia prediction

Predictive medicine presents opportunities to consider later life under conditions of illness, such as dementia. This paper examines how family caregivers (N = 27) assess the opportunity of prediction and early diagnosis of dementia for oneself based on their particular experience. Furthermore, it c...

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Main Authors: Zümrüt Alpinar-Sencan, Leopold Lohmeyer, Silke Schicktanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:New Genetics and Society
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2019.1637719