Am I my genes? : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing / Robert L. Klitzman.

Author
Klitzman, Robert [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Description
x, 365 pages ; 25 cm

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    "A book that is at once scholarly, comprehensive, and accessible, Dr. Klitzman brings his wisdom to the major issues that confront sufferers from disorders with a strong genetic underpinning. Klitzman and the men and women he interviews address the predicaments and moral dilemmas facing patients and families in an age of personalized medicine: whether to test, whom to tell, and how to integrate awareness of disease into the sese of self."--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Embarking on genetic journeys : introduction
    • Do I want to know? : testing decisions
    • Whom should I tell? : disclosures and testing in families
    • Genetic test as Rorschach : questions of why me?
    • Am I my genes? : genetic identities
    • Lightning doesn't strike twice : myths and misunderstandings about genetics
    • What should I do about my genes? : deciding on treatment
    • Passing it on? : reproductive choices
    • There's only privacy if you make it : problems with privacy and insurance
    • Keep it in the family? : other disclosures beyond kin
    • Crossing over : entering genetic communities
    • Testing everyone? : gene politics
    • Genes in everyday life.
    ISBN
    • 9780199837168 ((alk. paper))
    • 0199837163 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2011015749
    OCLC
    714029820
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