To Test or Not To Test : A Guide to Genetic Screening and Risk /
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2008.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction: genetic tests are different
- A brief overview of susceptibility-gene testing
- Am I at a higher risk for this disease than other people?
- Will the test give me useful information?
- Is this the right time in my life to be taking this test?
- Will the advantages gained from having the genetic information outweigh the disadvantages?
- Decisions, decisions
- Deciding about other types of genetic tests
- The future of genetic medicine.