Sahra (Hrsg.) Gibbon

Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices

Transnational Perspectives in the Time of BRCA

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The discovery of the two inherited susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the mid-1990s created the possibility of predictive genetic testing and led to the establishment of specific medical programmes for those at high risk of developing breast cancer in the UK, US and Europe. The book provides a coherent structure for examining the diversity of practices and discourses that surround developments linked to BRCA genetics, and to the evolving field of genetics more broadly. It will be of interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, history of science, STS, public health and bioethics.Chapter 8 of this book is freely available… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Joseph, Galen (Hrsg.) / Mozersky, Jessica (Hrsg.) / Zur Nieden, Andrea (Hrsg.) / Palfner, Sonja (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-135-92545-1
EAN: 9781135925451
Produktnummer: 17019330
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 248 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'812 KB
Abbildungen: 6 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 6 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Sahra Gibbon is a Lecturer in the Anthropology Department at University College London, UK.Galen Joseph is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.Jessica Mozersky is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the New School for Social Research in New York City.Andrea zur Nieden is a sociologist and a Research Assistant at the Institute for the History of Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany.Sonja Palfner is a social scientist contributing to the field of science and technology studies.