To test or not to test a guide to genetic screening and risk / [electronic resource] :
Doris Teichler Zallen
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008
- 1 online resource (xv, 198 p.) : ill.
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