Doris Teichler Zallen

To Test or Not to Test

A Guide to Genetic Screening and Risk

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Produktbeschreibung

Medical testing offers hope for some, but also raises medical, ethical, and psychological concerns when genetic testing is involved. Zallen provides a template that can guide individuals and families confronting this decision-making process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 141mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9780813543789
• ISBN-10: 0813543789
• Artikelnr.: 24320848

Autorenporträt

Doris Teichler Zallen is a professor of science and technology studies at Virginia Tech. She has served on the National Institutes of Health Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee and is the recipient of awards for her research, teaching, and public-outreach activities. She is also the author of Does It Run in the Family?: A Consumer's Guide to DNA Testing for Genetic Disorders (Rutgers University Press).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Important Note
Introduction: Genetic Tests Are Different
A Brief Overview of Susceptibility-Gene Testing
Am I at a Higher Risk for This Disease than Other People?
Will the Test Give Me Useful Information?
Is This the Right Time in My Life to Be Taking This Test?
Will the Advantages Gained from Having the Genetic Information Outweigh the
Disadvantages?
Decisions, Decisions
Deciding about Other Types of Genetic Tests
The Future of Genetic Medicine
Appendix. A Brief Introduction to Genetics
Glossary
Resources
Index