03248oam 2200781I 450 991081808000332120240416210053.01-282-10044-097866121004440-262-28128-71-4294-6094-6(CKB)1000000000471540(SSID)ssj0000115694(PQKBManifestationID)11984375(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115694(PQKBWorkID)10026254(PQKB)11712413(OCoLC)86073959(OCoLC)671763357(OCoLC)815776756(OCoLC)961642310(OCoLC)962622484(OCoLC)966209366(OCoLC)988510019(OCoLC)991937273(OCoLC)992106186(OCoLC)1037925198(OCoLC)1038677133(OCoLC)1055331310(OCoLC)1066440935(OCoLC)1081240835(OCoLC-P)86073959(MaCbMITP)1686(Au-PeEL)EBL3338479(CaPaEBR)ebr10173530(CaONFJC)MIL210044(OCoLC)881121245(PPN)170253767(FR-PaCSA)88800148(MiAaPQ)EBC3338479(EXLCZ)99100000000047154020070320h20072007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBuilding genetic medicine breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care /Shobita Parthasarathy1st ed.Cambridge, Massachusetts :The MIT Press,[2007]©2007x, 271 p. illInside technologyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-51747-7 0-262-16242-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.Toolkits for genetic testing -- Comparative architectures of genetic testing -- Eliminating the competition and ensuring success -- Defining a good health outcome -- Myriad, Britain, and culture clash.A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization.BRCA genesDiagnostic useUnited StatesBRCA genesDiagnostic useGreat BritainGenetic screeningSocial aspectsUnited StatesGenetic screeningSocial aspectsGreat BritainBreastCancerDiagnosisSocial aspectsUnited StatesBreastCancerDiagnosisSocial aspectsGreat BritainSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/GeneralBIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/GeneralBRCA genesDiagnostic useBRCA genesDiagnostic useGenetic screeningSocial aspectsGenetic screeningSocial aspectsBreastCancerDiagnosisSocial aspectsBreastCancerDiagnosisSocial aspects362.196/04207Parthasarathy Shobita887801OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910818080003321Building genetic medicine3912918UNINA