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Chapter 8 The BRCA patent controversies
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis; Breast Cancer Gene Research and Medical Practices; Routledge, 2014.
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Abstract
- 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 as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415824064_oachapter8.pdf
- Subjects :
- Society and culture: general
Social and cultural anthropology
Sociology
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OAPEN Library
- Notes :
- ONIX_20210202_9781135925451_chpt_4
- Publication Type :
- eBook
- Accession number :
- edsoap.20.500.12657.46452
- Document Type :
- chapter