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Drawing on fieldwork with British Pakistani clients of a UK genetics service, this book explores the personal and social implications of a 'genetic diagnosis'. Through case material and comparative discussion, the book identifies practical ethical dilemmas raised by new genetic knowledge...
Negotiating Risk
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Exploring genetic risk
Chapter 1: Medical and public perceptions of consanguineous marriage and genetic risk
Chapter 2: Close kin marriages: some anthropological theory and European history
Chapter 3: British Pakistani cousin marriages: balancing marital risks
Chapter 4: Medical surveillance and diagnostic uncertainty
Chapter 5: Responding to reproductive risk
Chapter 6: Foretelling and managing infant death
Chapter 7: Genetic screening and the extended family
Chapter 8: Genetic risk in context
Bibliography
Index
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