Table 1

Overview of studies on attitudes to genetic testing for Huntington's disease

Study	Sample	n	Rreporting intention to use test (%)
Schoenfeld et al 1984⁷	21 Men and 34 women at 50% risk	55	73
Evers-Kieboomset al, 1987⁸	41 people at 50% risk, eight at 25% risk	49	57
Evers-Kieboomset al, 1989⁹	51 Men and 53 women, 82% at 50%, 18% at 25% risk	104	66
Kessleret al 198710	27 Men and 42 women at 50% risk of HD	69	79
Markel et al 198711	52 Men and 103 women at 50% risk	155	63
Mastromauro et al1987⁶	56 Men and 75 women at 50% risk	131	66
Meissen et al 198712	21 Men and 35 women at 50% risk	56	65
Jacopiniet al 199213	27 Men and 30 women, 86% at 50%, 14% at 25% risk	57	40