Risky Genes: Genetics, Breast Cancer and Jewish Identity

by Jessica Mozersky

Book Overview

Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing knowledge about variations in genetic disease risk among different populations, there is a pressing need for research regarding the implications of such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138822841
• ISBN13: 9781138822849
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"