UID:
almahu_9948234183402882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 359 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511570049 (ebook)
Content:
This wide ranging and compelling account surveys the exciting opportunities and difficult problems which arise from human genetics. The availability of increasingly sophisticated information on our genetic make-up presents individuals, and society as a whole, with difficult decisions. Although it is hoped that these advances will ultimately lead the way to the effective treatment and screening for all diseases with a genetic component, at present many individuals are 'condemned' to a life sentence, in the knowledge that they, or their children, will suffer from an incurable genetic disease. This was the first book to attempt to explore and survey these issues from such a variety of perspectives: from personal accounts of individuals coping with the threat of genetic disease, from the viewpoint of clinicians and scientists, and from those concerned with psychosocial, legal and ethical aspects.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Daily life and the new genetics: some personal stories --
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The new genetics: a user's guide /
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Decision-making in the context of genetic risk /
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Genetic counselling: some issues of theory and practice /
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Evaluating carrier testing: objectives and outcomes /
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Psychosocial aspects of prenatal screening and diagnosis /
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The genetic testing of children: a clinical perspective /
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Predictive genetic testing in children: paternalism or empiricism? /
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The troubled helix: legal aspects of the new genetics /
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Human pedigree and the 'best stock': from eugenics to genetics? /
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Public understanding of the new genetics /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780521462884
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511570049
