To test or not to test a guide to genetic screening and risk /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
c2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: genetic tests are different
- Brief overview of susceptibility-gene testing
- Am I at a higher risk for this disease than other people?
- Will the test give me useful information?
- Is this the right time in my life to be taking this test?
- Will the advantages gained from having the genetic information outweigh the disadvantages?
- Decisions, decisions
- Deciding about other types of genetic tests
- Future of genetic medicine.