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Genetic testing / by Boslaugh, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to Genetics -- Introduction to Genetic Testing -- Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing -- Types of Medical Genetic Testing -- Genetic Counseling -- Heritage Tracing -- Other Uses of Genetic Testing -- Financial Concerns Related to Genetic Testing -- Legal and Ethical Concerns Related to Genetic Testing -- Psychological Issues Related to Genetic Testing -- Evaluating Genetic Tests.This book covers genetic testing, including the rise of direct-to-consumer tests, and delves into the ethical, legal, financial, medical, and psychological issues and controversies that surround genetic testing. It also provides case studies, a timeline of critical events, and a directory of resources.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Medical genetics.;
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Understanding genetics : a primer for couples and families / by Scheuerle, Angela.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. 1: Basic things to know. What is a genetics doctor? ; Primer on family history ; Who is affected by genetic disease? ; DNA, chromosomes and genes -- Pt. 2: Pregnancy and pregnancy planning. Forewarned and forearmed ; When genetic disease runs in a family ; Hidden genetic risks ; Prenatal testing ; What if a test is positive? -- Pt. 3: Genetics in infancy and childhood. Abnormalities in the fetus and infant ; Abnormalities in the child ; When the problem cannot be fixed -- Pt. 4: Genetics in puberty and adolescence. When things go right ; When things go wrong--female ; When things go wrong--male ; Teenage angst -- Pt. 5: Adult genetic disease. Genetic conditions that come on later ; Genetics of common adult diseases ; Knowledge is power.
Subjects: Medical genetics;
© 2005., Praeger,
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It takes a genome : how a clash between our genes and modern life is making us sick / by Gibson, Greg.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-173) and index.The adolescent genome -- Breast cancer's broken genes -- Not so thrifty diabetes genes -- Unhealthy hygiene -- Genetic AIDS -- Generating depression -- The Alzheimer's generation -- Genetic normality.
Subjects: Medical genetics.; Human evolution.;
© c2009., Pearson Education,
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Genetics & your health : a guide for the 21st century family / by Alford, Raye Lynn,1962-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.
Subjects: Medical genetics--Popular works.; Human genetics--Popular works.;
© c1999., Medford Press,
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Human genetics : the basics / by Lewis, Ricki.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index.From ancestry to destiny. Our shared deep ancestry ; Our recent past: from royal bastards to lost colonies ; Today: getting to know our genetic selves ; Our future -- From Mendel's peas to double helices. The idea of heredity ; Mendel's experiments - the mystery of the missing traits ; The chromosome connection ; In pursuit of the genetic material ; The human genome project -- How genes work. Mikayla's story ; Inside the cell ; The individual: tissues and organs ; The family ; The population ; Bioethics -- Genes and health. Causes of death - an organizing framework ; Cardiovascular disease ; Cancer: the cell cycle out of control ; Infectious disease -- Genetic testing. The first generation of genetic tests: proteins ; The second generation of genetic tests: DNA ; The third generation of genetic tests: do-it-yourself -- Genetic and genomic technologies. Gene therapy ; Gene expression profiling ; A genomic view of the world ; The human genome sequence revisited.Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure branch of biological science and occasional explanation for exceedingly rare disorders to a field that affects everyone. Human Genetics: The Basics introduces the key questions and issues in this emerging field, including: ---The common ancestry of all humanity ---The role of genes in sickness and health ---Debates over the use of genetic technology --Book Jacket.
Subjects: Genetics, Medical; Human genetics;
© 2011., Routledge,
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The Gale encyclopedia of genetic disorders / by Avery, Laura,1972-editor.; Moy, Tracie,1977-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.V. 1 A-E -- v. 2 F-O -- v. 3 P-Z.Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
Subjects: Diseases; Genetic disorders; Medical genetics; Genetics, Medical.; Genetic Diseases, Inborn.; Genetic Predisposition to Disease.; Diseases.;
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The gene machine : how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have / by Rochman, Bonnie,1972-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-255) and index.Introduction -- How the Jews beat Tay-Sachs : screening for disease before pregnancy -- Playing God : how preimplantation genetic diagnosis is rewriting family history -- The other scarlet "A" : abortion's relationship to genetic testing -- Silencing a gene : the future of Down syndrome -- What do parents want to know? : grappling with variants of unknown significance -- The right to an open future : navigating the return of results -- How to hunt a zebra : ending the rare-disease diagnostic odyssey -- The genie in the bottle : sequencing newborn babies."Is screening for disease in an embryo a humane form of family planning or a slippery slope toward eugenics? Should doctors tell you that your infant daughter is genetically predisposed to breast cancer? If tests revealed that your toddler has a genetic mutation whose significance isn't clear, would you want to know? In The Gene Machine, the award-winning journalist Bonnie Rochman deftly explores these hot-button questions, guiding us through the new frontier of gene technology and how it is transforming medicine, bioethics, health care, and the factors that shape a family. Rochman tells the stories of scientists working to unlock the secrets of the human genome; genetic counselors and spiritual advisers guiding mothers and fathers through life-changing choices; and, of course, parents (including Rochman herself) grappling with revelations that are sometimes joyous, sometimes heartbreaking, but always profound. She navigates the dizzying and constantly expanding array of prenatal and postnatal tests, from carrier screening to genome sequencing, while considering how access to more tests is altering perceptions of disability and changing the conversation about what sort of life is worth living and who draws the line. Along the way, she highlights the most urgent ethical quandary: Is this technology a triumph of modern medicine or a Pandora's box of possibilities? Propelled by human narratives and meticulously reported, The Gene Machine is both a scientific road map and a meditation on our power to shape the future. It is a book that gets to the very core of what it means to be human."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Medical genetics.; Medical genetics; Human genetics; Genetic engineering.; Genetic Engineering; Genetic Testing; Genetic Diseases, Inborn;
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Genesis : a novel / by Cook, Robin,1940-; Guidall, George,narrator.;
Read by George Guidall.When the body of twenty-nine-year-old social worker Gloria Montoya, seven weeks pregnant with her first child, shows up on Chief New York City Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery's autopsy table, she's baffled to find no apparent causes of death. With no clues to go on, Laurie enlists the help of Dr. Tricia Albanese, a forensic pathology resident with a background in genetic science, to help her trace the identity of the unborn baby's father using DNA from the mother and child. But when Tricia is found dead in her apartment in a manner strikingly similar to Gloria's death, Laurie realizes she might have two linked homicides on her hands.
Subjects: Medical novels.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Medical fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Medical examiners (Law); Genetic genealogy;
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Medical law, ethics, & bioethics for the health professions / by Tamparo, Carol D.,1940-author.; Preceded by (work): Lewis, Marcia A.Medical law, ethics, & bioethics for the health professions.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics -- Medical Practice Management -- The Professional Health-Care Team -- State and Federal Regulations -- Professional Liability -- Law for Health Professionals -- Public Duties -- Consent -- Medical Records -- Reimbursement and Collection Practices -- Employment Practices -- A Cultural Perspective for Health Professionals -- Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources -- Genetic Modification -- Reproductive Issues -- End of Life Issues."It is imperative that any health-care professional have knowledge of medical law, ethics, and bioethics so that clients are treated with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion. No matter what the professional's education, experience, or position, any client contact involves ethical and legal responsibility. It also is imperative that this knowledge be used to provide the best possible service for the provider and employer. Our goal is to provide the health-care professional with an adequate resource for the study of medical law, ethics, and bioethics"--
Subjects: Medical laws and legislation; Ambulatory medical care; Medical ethics; Bioethics.; Medical laws and legislation.; Ambulatory Care; Ambulatory Care; Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues; Legislation, Medical; Bioethics;
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Medical ethics : a very short introduction / by Hope, R. A.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-144) and index.On why medical ethics is exciting -- Euthanasia: good medical practice, or murder? -- Why undervaluing 'statistical' people costs lives -- People who don't exist, at least not yet -- A tool-box for reasoning -- Inconsistencies about madness -- How modern genetics is testing traditional confidentiality -- Is medical research the new imperialism? -- Family medicine meets the House of Lords."In this Very Short Introduction, Tony Hope deals with a range of thorny moral questions, some of which are age-old, like euthanasia and the morality of killing, and others of which have arisen with recent advances in medical technology." "Tony Hope also explores political questions, discussing how health-care resources can be fairly allocated, and addressing controversial problems such as: Should treatment for mental illness be imposed on patients without their consent? Should post-menopausal women have access to assisted reproduction technologies? And who should have the right to access information from genetic testing?"--Jacket.
Subjects: Medical ethics.; Ethics, Medical; Bioethical Issues;
© ©2004., Oxford University Press,
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