Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine: The Power of Hope and the Limits of...

Neurogenetic Diagnoses, the Power of Hope, and the Limits of Today’s Medicine: The Power of Hope and the Limits of...
ISBN-10
1135179085
ISBN-13
9781135179083
Category
Medical
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2009-12-18
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Carole H. Browner, Mabel H. Preloran

Description

Amid intense debate over the consequences of decoding the human genome and the impact of such technology on our lives, these lucid, richly-textured, jargon-free case studies explore the diverse meanings and impacts of genetic diagnoses for patients enduring currently incurable, ultimately fatal neurodegenerative diseases -- and for their family caregivers and clinicians.

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