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Am I my genes? : confronting fate and family secrets in the age of genetic testing / Robert L. Klitzman.

by Klitzman, Robert.

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Oxford University Press, c2012.

362.196042 K65a

Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical genetics -- M.oral and ethical aspects.

Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis.

Medical records -- Access control.

Informed consent (Medical law)

Privacy, Right of.

Self-disclosure.

9780199837168 (hc.)

x, 365 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Embarking on genetic journeys : introduction -- Do I want to know? : testing decisions -- Whom should I tell? : disclosures and testing in families -- Genetic test as Rorschach : questions of why me? -- Am I my genes? : genetic identities -- Lightning doesn't strike twice : myths and misunderstandings about genetics -- What should I do about my genes? : deciding on treatment -- Passing it on? : reproductive choices -- There's only privacy if you make it : problems with privacy and insurance -- Keep it in the family? : other disclosures beyond kin -- Crossing over : entering genetic communities -- Testing everyone? : gene politics -- Genes in everyday life.

"In the fifty years since DNA was discovered, we have seen extraordinary advances. For example, genetic testing has rapidly improved the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as Huntington's, cystic fibrosis, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's. But with this new knowledge comes difficult decisions for countless people, who wrestle with fear about whether to get tested, and if so, what to do with the results. Am I My Genes? shows how real individuals have confronted these issues in their daily lives. Robert L. Klitzman interviewed 64 people who faced Huntington's Disease, breast and ovarian cancer, or Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. The book describes - often in the person's own words - how each has wrestled with the vast implications that genetics has for their lives and their families. Klitzman shows how these men and women struggle to make sense of their predicament and its causes. They confront a series of quandaries - whether to be tested; whether to disclose their genetic risks to parents, siblings, spouses, offspring, friends, doctors, insurers, employers, and schools; how to view and understand themselves and their genetics; what treatments, if any, to pursue; whether to have children, adopt, screen embryos, or abort; and whether to participate in genetic communities."--Provided by publisher.

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