Genetic Testing (PDF)

A complete review of the issues with specific recommendations and
guidelines.

With over 1,000 tests commercially available, genetic testing is
revolutionizing medicine. Health care professionals diagnosing and
treating patients today must consider genetic factors, the risks
and limitations of genetic testing, and the relevant law. Genetic
Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability offers the only complete,
practical treatment of the genetic, clinical, ethical, and legal
issue surrounding genetic testing. The authors present protocols,
policies, and models of care that are currently in use, and explain
the legal framework for genetic testing and counseling that has
developed in North America, particularly with regard to the law of
medical malpractice.

This essential book features an international roster of esteemed
contributors including, Nancy P. Callanan, Bonnie S. LeRoy, Carole
H. Browner, H. Mabel Preloran, Riyana Babul-Hirji, Cheryl Shuman,
M.J. Esplen, Maren T. Scheuner, Dena S. Davis, JonBeckwith, Lisa
Geller, Mark A. Hall, Andrew R. MacRae, David Chitayat, Roxanne
Mykitiuk, Stephanie Turnham, Mireille Lacroix, Jinger G, Hoop,
Edwin H, Cook, Jr., S. H. Dinwiddie, Elliot S. Gershon, C. Anthony
Rupar, Lynn Holt, Bruce R. Korf, Anne Summers, S. Annie Adams,
Daniel L. Van Dyke, Rhett P. Ketterling, Erik C. Thorland, Timothy
Caulfield, Lorraine Sheremeta, Richard Gold, Jon F. Merz, David
Castle, Peter J. Bridge, JS Parboosingh, Patricia T. Kelly,
Julianne M. O'Daniel, Allyn McConkie-Rosell, Beatrice Godard,
Bartha Maria Knoppers, David Weisbrot.

The coverage also includes:

* Genetic screening, including prenatal, neonatal, carrier, and
susceptibility testing

* Diagnosis, risk assessment, confidentiality, and clinical/legal
issues related to follow-up

* Interpreting test results and communicating them to
patients

* psychological considerations

* Informed consent

* Family history evaluations

* Referral to medical geneticists and genetic counselors

Genetic Testing Care, Consent, and Liability is a must-have
resource for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, specialists,
family physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical
students.