Raz, Aviad E.,

Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances: Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - x, 194 pg. ; index

Introduction: carrier testing, eugenics and networks of risk -- What is community genetics? Definitions and debates -- Carrier matching and collective socialisation : Dor Yesharim and the reinforcement of stigma -- Reproductive carrier testing between orthodoxy and change -- The medicalisation of cousin marriage : carrier testing in a Muslim community -- Genetic alliances : the dilemma of care and prevention -- Scientific, communal, and lay interpretations of carrier testing -- Conclusion: in search of regulatory and moral models.

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Genetic screening
Community health services.
Genetic Testing.
Community Health Services.
Eugenics.
Genetic Counseling.
Prenatal Diagnosis.

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