Frameworks of Choice
Subtitle: Predictive and Genetic Testing in Asia
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9789089641656
Subjects: Human chromosome abnormalities, diagnosis; Asia, social conditions
Description: The first study of its kind in English, Frameworks of Choice provides a comprehensive overview of predictive and genetic testing in China, Japan, India, and Sri Lanka. The volume sheds light on the resources available in each of these countries; analyzes the social, political, and economic backgrounds of those choosing or choosing not to undergo testing; and discusses genetic testing in relation to genetic discrimination, biomedical exploitation, the distribution of health care resources, and nationalism.