To Test or Not To Test : : A Guide to Genetic Screening and Risk / / Doris Teichler Zallen.
Tests are a standard part of modern medicine. We willingly screen our blood, urine, vision, and hearing, and submit to a host of other exams with names so complicated that we can only refer to them by their initials: PET, ECG, CT, and MRI. Genetic tests of our risks for disease are the latest trend...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Important Note -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Genetic Tests Are Different -- CHAPTER TWO. A Brief Overview of Susceptibility-Gene Testing -- CHAPTER THREE. Am I at a Higher Risk for This Disease than Other People? -- CHAPTER FOUR. Will the Test Give Me Useful Information? -- CHAPTER FIVE. Is This the Right Time in My Life to Be Taking This Test? -- CHAPTER SIX. Will the Advantages Gained from Having the Genetic Information Outweigh the Disadvantages? -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Decisions, Decisions -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Deciding about Other Types of Genetic Tests -- CHAPTER NINE. The Future of Genetic Medicine -- Appendix. A Brief Introduction to Genetics -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index -- About the Author |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Important Note -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction: Genetic Tests Are Different -- CHAPTER TWO. A Brief Overview of Susceptibility-Gene Testing -- CHAPTER THREE. Am I at a Higher Risk for This Disease than Other People? -- CHAPTER FOUR. Will the Test Give Me Useful Information? -- CHAPTER FIVE. Is This the Right Time in My Life to Be Taking This Test? -- CHAPTER SIX. Will the Advantages Gained from Having the Genetic Information Outweigh the Disadvantages? -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Decisions, Decisions -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Deciding about Other Types of Genetic Tests -- CHAPTER NINE. The Future of Genetic Medicine -- Appendix. A Brief Introduction to Genetics -- Glossary -- Resources -- Index -- About the Author |
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