Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk (Genetics and Society)

by Aviad E . Raz (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $155.06

  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.