LEADER 02992oam 2200721I 450 001 9910779450903321 005 20230803020238.0 010 $a1-136-24066-7 010 $a0-203-10257-6 010 $a1-283-89462-9 010 $a1-136-24067-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203102572 035 $a(CKB)2550000000710892 035 $a(EBL)1101449 035 $a(OCoLC)823389806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000787198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12312545 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10815723 035 $a(PQKB)11270708 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1101449 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1101449 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640477 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420712 035 $a(OCoLC)822017841 035 $a(OCoLC)913498417 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137468 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000710892 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRisky genes $egenetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity /$fJessica Mozersky 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, NY :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aGenetics and society 225 0$aGenetics and society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-82284-1 311 $a0-415-50228-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aAshkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing knowledge about variations in genetic disease risk among different populations, there is a pressing need for research regarding the implications of such information for members of high-risk populations. Risky Genes provides first-hand intimate descriptions of women's experiences of b 410 0$aGenetics and society (Series) 606 $aBreast$xCancer$xRisk factors 606 $aCancer$xRisk factors 606 $aJewish women$xHealth risk assessment 606 $aWomen$xHealth risk assessment 615 0$aBreast$xCancer$xRisk factors. 615 0$aCancer$xRisk factors. 615 0$aJewish women$xHealth risk assessment. 615 0$aWomen$xHealth risk assessment. 676 $a616.99/449071 700 $aMozersky$b Jessica.$01496359 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779450903321 996 $aRisky genes$93720983 997 $aUNINA