Am I my genes?
Subtitle: confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing
By: Robert L. Klitzman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780199837168
Subjects: Medical records; Disclosure; Moral and ethical aspects; Access control; Genetic Privacy; Genetic screening; Right of Privacy; Genetic Testing; Family Relations; Inborn Genetic Diseases; Ethics; Self Disclosure
Description: "A book that is at once scholarly, comprehensive, and accessible, Dr. Klitzman brings his wisdom to the major issues that confront sufferers from disorders with a strong genetic underpinning. Klitzman and the men and women he interviews address the predicaments and moral dilemmas facing patients and families in an age of personalized medicine: whether to test, whom to tell, and how to integrate awareness of disease into the sese of self."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Embarking on genetic journeys : introduction; title: Do I want to know? : testing decisions; title: Whom should I tell? : disclosures and testing in families; title: Genetic test as Rorschach : questions of why me?; title: Am I my genes? : genetic identities; title: Lightning doesn't strike twice : myths and misunderstandings about genetics; title: What should I do about my genes? : deciding on treatment; title: Passing it on? : reproductive choices; title: There's only privacy if you make it : problems with privacy and insurance; title: Keep it in the family? : other disclosures beyond kin; title: Crossing over : entering genetic communities; title: Testing everyone? : gene politics; title: Genes in everyday life.