Nat Hum Behav January 2019 PMID 30932047

Learning one's genetic risk changes physiology independent of actual genetic risk.

Bradley P Turnwald, J Parker Goyer, Danielle Z Boles, Amy Silder, Scott L Delp, Alia J Crum

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Abstract in brief

Learning about one's genetic risk can cause real physiological and behavioral changes, even if the actual genetic risk is low.
When people are told they have a high or protected genetic risk for conditions like obesity, their physical responses—such as exercise capacity, satiety, and perceived exertion—shift in ways that match the risk they were told about.
Sometimes, these perceived risks have a bigger impact on outcomes than the actual genetic information, raising important ethical questions about sharing genetic risk details with patients.]

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Turnwald, B. P., Goyer, J. P., Boles, D. Z., Silder, A., Delp, S. L., & Crum, A. J. (2019). Learning one’s genetic risk changes physiology independent of actual genetic risk. Nature Human Behaviour, 3(1), 48. https://t.co/x12FpGx3q0

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@DanielJDrucker @VPrasadMDMPH @cecilejanssens https://t.co/hJCd7uCypN Turnwald, Bradley P., J. Parker Goyer, Danielle Z. Boles, Amy Silder, Scott L. Delp, and Alia J. Crum. 2019. “Learning One’s Genetic Risk Changes Physiology Independent of Actual Genetic Risk.” Nature Human Behaviour 3 (1): 48–56.

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