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Genomics and society : ethical, legal, cultural, and socioeconomic implications / edited by Dhavendra Kumar, Institute of Cancer & Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK, Genomic Policy Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK, Ruth Chadwick, Healthcare Ethics and Law, School of Law, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Centre for Economic Social and Applications of Genomics and Epigenetics (Cesagene), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. - Amsterdam: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2016. - xxiii, 413 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Personal genomics and its sociotechnical transformations / Genetics, genomics, and society : challenges and choices / Genomics and patient empowerment / The expanding scope of gen-ethics / Health economic perspectives of genomics / Legal aspects of health applications of genomics / Genomics, patents, and human rights / Teaching genetics and genomics for social and lay professionals / Engaging and empowering public and professionals in genomics / The "life costs" of living with rare genetic disorders / Genomics and the bioeconomy : opportunities to meet global challenges / Socioeconomic outcomes of genomics in the developing world / Roles in genomics in addressing global food security / Genomics and traditional Indian ayurvedic medicine / Genomics and traditional Chinese medicine / Human genetics and genomics and sociocultural beliefs and practices in South Africa / Genomics and spirituality / The sociodemographic and economic correlates of consanguineous marriages in highly consanguineous populations / The international law and regulation of medical genetics and genomics / Richard Tutton -- Angus Clarke -- Marion McAllister -- Ruth Chadwick -- Sarah Wordsworth, James Buchanan and Adrian Towse -- Ellen Wright Clayton and Ma'n Zawati -- Michiel Korthals -- Sandie Gay, Michelle Bishop and Stuart Sutherland -- Maggie Kirk, Rachel Iredale, Rhian Morgan and Emma Tonkin -- Koichi Mikami, Alastair Kent and Gill Haddow -- Gerardo Jim�enez-S�anchez and Jim Philp -- Dhavendra Kumar -- Denis J. Murphy -- Mitali Mukerji and Bhavana Prasher -- Wei Wang -- Mimla Soodyall and Jennifer G.R. Kromberg -- Michael Ruse -- Hanan Hamamy and Sura Alwan -- Atina Krajewska.

ISBN: 9780124201958 0124201954

LCCN: 2015946370

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5B9085 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101679397 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical genetics--Social aspects.
Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics--Law and legislation.
Bioethical Issues.
Genomics--ethics.
Genetics, Medical--ethics.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Medical genetics--Law and legislation.
Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics--Social aspects.

LC Class. No.: QH438.7 / GEN 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 616.042

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2016 C-341 WB 60