To test or not to test [electronic resource] : a guide to genetic screening and risk / Doris Teichler Zallen
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TextPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008Description: 1 online resource (xv, 198 p.) : illISBN: - 9780813545806 (electronic bk.)
- 0813545803 (electronic bk.)
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E-book
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | RB155.65 .T45 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 0000055813 |
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Mode of access : Internet