The troubled helix : social and psychological implications of the new human genetics /
edited by Theresa Marteau and Martin Richards.
- Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- xvii, 359 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Part I. Personal Stories: 1. Daily life and the new genetics: some personal stories 1.2 Huntington's disease S. Wright, J. Madigan, Anon. 1.3 Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer J. Zatz, E. Macke, Anon. 1.4 Werdnig-Hoffman's 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 user's 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
0521462886 (hbk.)
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Medical genetics--Social aspects. Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.