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Am I my genes? : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing

Title
Am I my genes? : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing / Robert L. Klitzman.
Author
Klitzman, Robert
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
x, 365 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Genetic screening > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Privacy, Right of
  • Medical records > Access control
  • Genetic Privacy > ethics
  • Genetic Testing > ethics
  • Disclosure > ethics
  • Family Relations
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn
  • Self Disclosure
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
  • ocn714029820
  • 714029820
  • SCSB-8854342
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries