Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk

by Raz Aviad and Aviad E. Raz

Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to your children, leading to reproductive (and some say, eugenic) decisions. Excessive carrier screening may have adverse effects, but it can also prevent suffering and open up new reproductive options. Raz's study focuses on the interplay of community genetics (the medical organisation of carrier screening) and genetic alliances (networks of individuals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415496187
• ISBN13: 9780415496186
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"