Abbreviations --;Preface --;Notes on the contributors --;1. The 'unknown' practice of genetic testing / Gerard de Vries --;2. Constructing results in prenatal diagnosis : beyond technological testing and moral decision-making / Myra van Zwieten --;3. Genetic diagnostics for hereditary breast cancer : displacement of uncertainty and responsibility / Marianne Boenink --;4. Lifestyle, genes and cholesterol : new struggles about responsibility and solidarity / Klasien Horstman --;5. Detecting familial hypercholesterolaemia : escaping the family history? / Klasien Horstman and Carin Smand --;6. Genetics and insurance :new technologies, new policies, new responsibilities / Ine van Hoyweghen --;7. Work, health and genetics : problems of regulation in a changing society / Ruth Benschop and Gerard de Vries --;8. Genetic risks and justice in the workplace : the end of the protection paradigm? / Rein Vos --;9. Learning from the work that links laboratory to society / Gerard de Vries and Klasien Horstman --;Notes --;Bibliography --;Author index --;Subject index.
Based on detailed studies of the actual use of genetic testing in context, this book looks at the ethical and political questions raised by the expanding role of genetic information in society. In contrast to the established perspective which focuses on individual freedom, the authors emphasize a pragmatic approach focussed on societal learning.