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

By: Teichler-Zallen, DorisContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008Description: xv, 198 p. : illSubject(s): Genetic screening | Genetic disorders -- Risk factorsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616/.042 LOC classification: RB155.65 | .T45 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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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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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