About the Authors

Leah R. Abrams

Affiliation Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Colleen M. McBride

Affiliation Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Gillian W. Hooker

Affiliation NextGxDx, Franklin, Tennessee, United States of America

Joseph N. Cappella

Affiliation Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Laura M. Koehly

koehlyl@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: Gillian W. Hooker is employed by NextGxDx. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LRA CMM GWH JNC LMK. Performed the experiments: LRA LMK. Analyzed the data: LRA LMK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CMM JNC LMK. Wrote the paper: LRA LMK. Contributed genetic counseling perspective to data interpretation: GWH. Helped develop the survey: JNC. Revised the manuscript: CMM GWH JNC LMK.