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Am I my genes? : Confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing /
In the fifty years since DNA was discovered, we have seen extraordinary advances. For example, genetic testing has rapidly improved the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as Huntington's, cystic fibrosis, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's. But with this new knowledge comes difficult dec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the fifty years since DNA was discovered, we have seen extraordinary advances. For example, genetic testing has rapidly improved the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as Huntington's, cystic fibrosis, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's. But with this new knowledge comes difficult decisions for countless people, who wrestle with fear about whether to get tested, and if so, what to do with the results. Am I My Genes? shows how real individuals have confronted these issues in their daily lives. Robert L. Klitzman interviewed 64 people who faced Huntington's Disease, breast and ovarian cancer. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 365 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199837175 0199837171 1283427486 9781283427487 0190207671 9780190207670 9786613427489 6613427489 |