To test or not to test
Teichler-Zallen, Doris.
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. - xv, 198 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: genetic tests are different -- A 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 -- The future of genetic medicine.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA8B9879 bnb
Uk
Genetic screening.
Genetic disorders--Risk factors.
Electronic books.
RB155.65 / .T45 2008eb
616/.042
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. - xv, 198 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: genetic tests are different -- A 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 -- The future of genetic medicine.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA8B9879 bnb
Uk
Genetic screening.
Genetic disorders--Risk factors.
Electronic books.
RB155.65 / .T45 2008eb
616/.042