To test or not to test : a guide to genetic screening and risk / Doris Teichler Zallen.
Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.Description: xv, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780813543772 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0813543770 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780813543789 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0813543789 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- RB155.65 .T45 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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