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Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk - Genetics and Society Raz, Aviad E. (Aviad E. Raz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) 1st edition
Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk - Genetics and Society
Raz, Aviad E. (Aviad E. Raz, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to your children, leading to reproductive decisions. This study focuses on the interplay of community genetics and genetic alliances, exploring how 'genetic communities' have emerged both within existing ethnic groups and around patients' organizations.
208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 27, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415496186 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 13 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |