Genetics in the clinic : clinical, ethical, and social implications for primary care /
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St. Louis, Mo. :
Mosby,
[2001]
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Table of Contents:
- Geneticization in the clinic / Mary B. Mahowald
- Pt. 1. Clinical applications of genetics
- Mapping the human genome: retrospective, perspective, and prospective / Victor A. McKusic
- Diagnosis of genetic disease / Angela E. Scheuerle
- Management of genetic disease / Angela E. Scheuerle
- Cancer genetics in the clinic / Marion S. Verp, Shelly A. Cummings, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade
- Prenatal testing and interventions / Cathleen M. Harris, Marion S. Verp
- Pt. 2. General topics for primary caregivers
- Implications of genetics for concepts of disease / Dan W. Brock
- Normality and functionality: a disability perspective / Anita Silvers
- Cultural and ethnic differences in genetic testing / James E. Bowman
- Gender and access differences in genetic services / Mary B. Mahowald
- Genetic counseling in the primary care setting / Shelly A. Cummings
- Role of the nurse in clinical genetics / Lynn A. Jansen
- Pt. 3. Specific issues for primary caregivers
- Ethical issues in obstetric genetics / Cathleen M. Harris, Marion S. Verp
- Ethical issues in pediatric genetics / Lainie Friedman Ross, Margaret R. Moon
- Genetic services for children: who should consent? / Lainie Friedman Ross
- Genetic screening in general internal medicine / Jason H.T. Karlawish, William H. Peranteau
- Genetic testing as a family affair / Robert J. Moss, Shelly A. Cummings, Mary B. Mahowald
- Pt. 4. Policy issues for primary caregivers
- Commercialization of predictive genetic testing / Michael J. Malinowski
- Primary care genetics in an unregulated managed market / John D. Lantos, Timothy J. Aspinwall
- Insurance and employment issues in primary care genetics / Timothy J. Aspinwall
- Appendix: Findings and recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Assessing Genetic Risks.