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Table 5 Acceptability of providing genetic tests without face-to-face medical supervision.

From: Survey of European clinical geneticists on awareness, experiences and attitudes towards direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Scenario/Type of test

Totally unacceptable

Slightly unacceptable

Neutral

Slightly acceptable

Totally acceptable

A presymptomatic test that can predict if an asymptomatic person has a very high probability (98-100% penetrance) of developing a condition

87%

(103/119)

3%

(4/119)

3%

(4/119)

3%

(3/119)

4%

(5/119)

A predictive test for a condition that has a penetrance of 50% to 60%

86%

(100/118)

7%

(8/118)

3%

(3/118)

4%

(5/118)

2%

(2/118)

A predictive test for a condition that increases or decreases a person's risk of developing this disease by 4% when compared to the general population (that is, relative risk of 1.04 and lifetime risk of 1.4%)

47%

(55/119)

25%

(30/119)

18%

(21/119)

7%

(8/119)

4%

(5/119)

A carrier test for homozygous monogenic disorders

60%

(71/119)

19%

(23/119)

5%

(6/119)

6%

(7/119)

10%

(12/119)

  1. Physicians were asked to consider 'For the following situations, let us know if you think it is acceptable to provide genetic tests without face-to-face medical supervision by choosing the number (option) that best corresponds to your opinion'.