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UNINA9910815884903321 |
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Autore |
Mozersky Jessica |
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Titolo |
Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / / Jessica Mozersky |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-24066-7 |
0-203-10257-6 |
1-283-89462-9 |
1-136-24067-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Breast - Cancer - Risk factors |
Cancer - Risk factors |
Jewish women - Health risk assessment |
Women - Health risk assessment |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Setting the scene: Ashkenazi Jews and genetic disease -- The "Ashkenazi BRCA mutations" -- Re-thinking the consequences of medical genetic research -- On being Jewish -- History, memory and the BRCA genes -- Future generations -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 information for members of high-risk populations. Risky Genes provides first-hand intimate descriptions of women's experiences of b |
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