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Am I my genes? : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing / Robert L. Klitzman.
LIBRA RB155.65 .K55 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klitzman, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic screening--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genetic screening.
- Privacy, Right of.
- Medical records--Access control.
- Medical records.
- Genetic Privacy--ethics.
- Genetic Testing--ethics.
- Disclosure--ethics.
- Family Relations.
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
- Self Disclosure.
- Medical Subjects:
- Genetic Privacy--ethics.
- Genetic Testing--ethics.
- Disclosure--ethics.
- Family Relations.
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn.
- Self Disclosure.
- Physical Description:
- x, 365 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
- Contents:
- Embarking on genetic journeys : introduction
- Do I want to know? : testing decisions
- Whom should I tell? : disclosures and testing in families
- Genetic test as Rorschach : questions of why me?
- Am I my genes? : genetic identities
- Lightning doesn't strike twice : myths and misunderstandings about genetics
- What should I do about my genes? : deciding on treatment
- Passing it on? : reproductive choices
- There's only privacy if you make it : problems with privacy and insurance
- Keep it in the family? : other disclosures beyond kin
- Crossing over : entering genetic communities
- Testing everyone? : gene politics
- Genes in everyday life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199837168
- 0199837163
- OCLC:
- 714029820
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