02992oam 2200721I 450 991077945090332120230803020238.01-136-24066-70-203-10257-61-283-89462-91-136-24067-510.4324/9780203102572 (CKB)2550000000710892(EBL)1101449(OCoLC)823389806(SSID)ssj0000787198(PQKBManifestationID)12312545(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787198(PQKBWorkID)10815723(PQKB)11270708(MiAaPQ)EBC1101449(Au-PeEL)EBL1101449(CaPaEBR)ebr10640477(CaONFJC)MIL420712(OCoLC)822017841(OCoLC)913498417(FINmELB)ELB137468(EXLCZ)99255000000071089220180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRisky genes genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity /Jessica MozerskyAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (177 p.)Genetics and societyGenetics and societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-82284-1 0-415-50228-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 bGenetics and society (Series)BreastCancerRisk factorsCancerRisk factorsJewish womenHealth risk assessmentWomenHealth risk assessmentBreastCancerRisk factors.CancerRisk factors.Jewish womenHealth risk assessment.WomenHealth risk assessment.616.99/449071Mozersky Jessica.1496359MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779450903321Risky genes3720983UNINA