Understand your DNA : a guide / Lasse Folkersen, Sankt Hans Hospital, Denmark ; [foreword by professor Pak Sham].
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Understand your DNA : a guide / Lasse Folkersen, Sankt Hans Hospital, Denmark ; [foreword by professor Pak Sham].
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Sham, Pak (Pak C.), writer of foreword. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb97031915. http://viaf.org/viaf/305128691.
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"Have you considered a DNA test? How much do you want to know about your health? "Understand your DNA: A guide" is about what you can use such genetic information for. For just a few hundred dollars it [is] possible to have your own genetic code read. Millions of people around the world have already done so. Some are interested in their ancestry and some are interested in their health. The market is growing rapidly. But what does it require from you? What are exaggerated claims, and what is the actual use of a DNA-test? "Understand your DNA: A guide" helps you put the colorful plots of consumer genetics into perspective, and enabled you to understand what is behind media headlines on genetics. "Understand your DNA: A guide" also fuels the debate about what we want to do with medical genetics. What practical and ethical challenges arise, if genetic medicine is to become central to the everyday work of medical doctors. Genetics will play a growing role in the future. "Understand your DNA: A guide" is an easily read but essential guide to that future." -- Back cover.