Frameworks of choice : predictive & genetic testing in Asia / edited by Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sleeboom-Faulkner, Margaret, 1961-

Series:

IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 3.

IIAS publications series. Edited volumes ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human chromosome abnormalities--Diagnosis.

Human chromosome abnormalities.

Asia--Social conditions.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frameworks of Choice verkent de culturele en politieke aspecten van voorspellende en genetische tests. Het boek analyseert de sociale, culturele, en economische gevolgen voor het individu na een voorspellende of genetische screening. Margaret Sleeboom-Fau

Contents:

Contents; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1. Frameworks of Choice; 2. A 'Therapeutic Gap'; 3. Private and Public Eugenics; 4. Population Genetic Screening for Sickle Cell Anaemia among the Rural and Tribal Communities in India; 5. Predictive Genetic Testing in India; 6. How Japanese Women Describe Their Experiences of Prenatal Testing; 7. Cultural Notions of Disability in Japan: Their Influence on Prenatal Testing; 8. Genetic Tests and Insurance in Japan: The Case for a Regulatory Framework; 9. Genetic Testing for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in China: Vulnerabilities among Chinese Families

10. Ramification of Choice?11. Genetic Testing and Diet related Disease in Asia: Preventing Diseases or Misleading Marketing?; 12. The Asian Genome: Racing in an Age of Pharmacogenomics; 13. Discussion: Predictive and Genetic Testing in Asian and International Contexts; Contributors; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-63413-5

9786612634130

90-485-1117-8

OCLC:

650496307