The troubled dream of genetic medicine : ethnicity and innovation in Tay-Sachs, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell disease /
Wailoo, Keith.
Pemberton, Stephen Gregory.
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-222) and index.
Ethnic symbols in conflicted times -- Eradicating a "Jewish gene": promises and pitfalls in the fight against Tay-Sachs disease -- Risky business in white America: gene therapy and other ventures in the treatment of cystic fibrosis -- A perilous lottery for the Black family: sickle cells, social justice, and the new therapeutic gamble -- Dreams amid diversity.
Genetic disorders
Ethnic groups
Tay-Sachs disease
Cystic fibrosis
Sickle cell anemia