To test or not to test
Subtitle: a guide to genetic screening and risk
By: Doris Teichler Zallen.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780813543772; 9780813543789
Subjects: Genetic screening; Genetic disorders -- Risk factors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: genetic tests are different; title: A brief overview of susceptibility gene testing; title: Am I at a higher risk for this disease than other people?; title: Will the test give me useful information?; title: Is this the right time in my life to be taking this test?; title: Will the advantages gained from having the genetic information outweigh the disadvantages?; title: Decisions, decisions; title: Deciding about other types of genetic tests; title: The future of genetic medicine.