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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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Human genetics and society collection
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Human genetics and society collection.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Prenatal testing -- 3. Adult testing -- 4. Screening -- 5. Ancestry DNA -- 6. Other tests -- 7. Laboratory methods -- 8. Landmark legal cases -- 9. Other interesting cases -- 10. Some interesting problems -- Epilogue -- Appendix A -- Decision making model -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
It is hard to avoid hearing about genetic testing. It is advertised, discussed, debated, and offered to patients. Some are over the counter, such as paternity testing, testing for risk for diabetes, and other conditions in your family tree. Some are offered by private companies, some by drug companies, some by employers, and many others. These tests may or may not show a distinct answer, so it important for patients to understand these results. Genetic testing has a questionable history. The United States had a Eugenics Program back in the 1940s. At state fairs, booths were set up to test families to determine certain traits. Certain families would win awards for "good genetics" and those determined to have less than desired traits (such as mental slowness or criminal tendencies or the "wrong" color) would be given a lower score. Later, courts decided which person had undesirable traits and would be sterilized so they could not pass these traits to their children. The idea here was to create a population with better genes (therefore healthier and richer). Families who were chosen received awards this was the time that people began to see the importance of genetics how. But little did they know how it would EXPLODE! This book will look at genetic testing as it applies today and the serious decisions that it demands, cannot be ignored. It is advertised, discussed, debated, and offered to patients. Some are over the counter, such as paternity testing, testing for risk for diabetes, and other conditions in your family tree. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Molecular genetics.
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Molecular genetics. |
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Molecular diagnosis.
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Molecular diagnosis. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cummings, Michael R., author.
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| ISBN |
1946646539 |
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9781946646538 (electronic book) |
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9781946646521 |
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