num_pages: 352
description: Raising hopes for disease treatment and prevention, but also the specter of discrimination and "designer genes," genetic testing is potentially one of the most socially explosive developments of our time. This book presents a current assessment of this rapidly evolving field, offering principles for actions and research and recommendations on key issues in genetic testing and screening. Advantages of early genetic knowledge are balanced with issues associated with such availability of treatment, privacy and discrimination, personal decision-making, public health objectives, cost, and more. Among the important issues 
language: English
title: Assessing Genetic Risks: Implications for Health and Social Policy
titlecomplete: Assessing Genetic Risks: Implications for Health and Social Policy
publisher: National Academies Press