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The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics

The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics

9780521586122
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This wide ranging and compelling account surveys the exciting opportunities and difficult problems which arise from human genetics. The availability of increasingly sophisticated information on our genetic make-up presents individuals, and society as a whole, with difficult decisions. Although it is hoped that these advances will ultimately lead the way to the effective treatment and screening for all diseases with a genetic component, at present many individuals are condemned to a life sentence, in the knowledge that they, or their children, will suffer from an incurable genetic disease. This was the first book to attempt to explore and survey these issues from such a variety of perspectives:: from personal accounts of individuals coping with the threat of genetic disease, from the viewpoint of clinicians and scientists, and from those concerned with psychosocial, legal and ethical aspects.
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Cambridge University Press
97493
9780521586122
9780521586122

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Publication date
1999
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
380
Dimensions (mm)
170.00 x 244.00
Weight (g)
610
  • Preface. Part I. Personal Stories:: 1. Daily life and the new genetics:: some personal stories 1.2 Huntingtons disease S. Wright, J. Madigan, Anon.; 1.3 Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer J. Zatz, E. Macke, Anon.; 1.4 Werdnig-Hoffmans syndrome A. Macaulay, H. Hearnshaw; 1.5 Sickle cell conditions M. France-Dawson, A. Mottoh; 1.6 Personal experiences of genetic diseases:: a clinical geneticists reaction P. S. Harper; Part II. Clinical Context:: 2. The new genetics:: a users guide M. Pembrey; 3. Decision-making in the context of genetic risk S. Shiloh; 4. Genetic counselling:: some issues of theory and practice S. Michie and T. Marteau; 5. Evaluating carrier testing:: objectives and outcomes T. Marteau and E. Anionwu; 6. Psychosocial aspects of prenatal screening and diagnosis J. Green and H. Statham; 7. The genetic testing of children:: a clinical perspective A. Clarke and F. Flinter; 8. Predictive genetic testing in children:: paternalism or empiricism? S. Michie; Part III. Social Context:: 9. The troubled helix:: legal aspects of the new genetics D. Morgan; 10. Human pedigree and the best stock:: from eugenics to genetics? J. Durant, A. Hansen and M. Bauer; 12. Families, kinship and genetics M. Richards; 13. Ethics of human genome analysis:: some virtues and vices J. Wood-Harper and J. Harris; 14. Genetics and racism H. Bradby; 15. Predictive genetics:: the cultural implications of supplying probable futures C. Davison; 16. The new genetics:: a feminist view M. Stacey; 17. Afterword M. Richards and T. Marteau; Index.
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