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" Am I my genes? : "
Robert L. Klitzman
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BL
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624870
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dltt
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Klitzman, Robert
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| Title & Author
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Am I my genes? : : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing /\ Robert L. Klitzman
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, c2012
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x, 365 p. ;; 25 cm
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9780199837168 (alk. paper)
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: 0199837163 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Embarking on genetic journeys : introduction -- Do I want to know? : testing decisions -- Whom should I tell? : disclosures and testing in families -- Genetic test as Rorschach : questions of why me? -- Am I my genes? : genetic identities -- Lightning doesn't strike twice : myths and misunderstandings about genetics -- What should I do about my genes? : deciding on treatment -- Passing it on? : reproductive choices -- There's only privacy if you make it : problems with privacy and insurance -- Keep it in the family? : other disclosures beyond kin -- Crossing over : entering genetic communities -- Testing everyone? : gene politics -- Genes in everyday life
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| Abstract
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"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
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Genetic screening-- Moral and ethical aspects
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Privacy, Right of
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Medical records-- Access control
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Genetic Privacy-- ethics
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Genetic Testing-- ethics
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Disclosure-- ethics
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Family Relations
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Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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Self Disclosure
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| Dewey Classification
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362.196/04207
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RB155.65.K55 2012
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QZ 21
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2012 D-139
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