Teichler-Zallen, Doris.

To test or not to test : a guide to genetic screening and risk / Doris Teichler Zallen. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008. - xv, 198 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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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Genetic screening.
Genetic disorders--Risk factors.

RB155.65 / .T45 2008

616/.042