Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / Jessica Mozersky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mozersky, Jessica, author.

Series:

Genetics and society (Series)

Genetics and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Risk factors.

Breast.

Cancer--Risk factors.

Cancer.

Jewish women--Health risk assessment.

Jewish women.

Women--Health risk assessment.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing knowledge about variations in genetic disease risk among different populations, there is a pressing need for research regarding the implications of such information for members of high-risk populations. Risky Genes provides first-hand intimate descriptions of women's experiences of b

Contents:

Introduction

Setting the scene: Ashkenazi Jews and genetic disease

The "Ashkenazi BRCA mutations"

Re-thinking the consequences of medical genetic research

On being Jewish

History, memory and the BRCA genes

Future generations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-24066-7

0-203-10257-6

1-283-89462-9

1-136-24067-5

9780203102572

OCLC:

823389806