To test or not to test : a guide to genetic screening and risk / Doris Teichler Zallen.

  • Teichler-Zallen, Doris.
Date:
[2008], ©2008
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Publication/Creation

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2008], ©2008.

Physical description

xv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: genetic tests are different -- 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 -- Future of genetic medicine.

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    Medical Collection
    QZ52 2008T26t
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ISBN

  • 0813543770
  • 9780813543772
  • 0813543789
  • 9780813543789