Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of
carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes,
BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an
increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of
Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing knowledge
about variations in genetic disease risk among different
populations, there is a pressing need for research regarding the
implications of such information for members of high-risk
populations.
Risky Genes provides first-hand intimate descriptions of women s
experiences of being Jewish and of being at increased risk of
genetic breast cancer. It explores the impact this knowledge has on
their identity and understanding of belonging to a collective.
Using qualitative data from high-risk Ashkenazi women in the UK,
this book elucidates the importance of biological discourses in
forging Jewish self-identity and reveals the complex ways in which
biological and social understandings of Jewish belonging
intersect.
In Risky Genes, Jessica Mozersky reflects upon and offers new
insight into the ongoing debates regarding the implications of
genetic research for populations, and of new genetic knowledge for
individual and collective identity. The book will be of interest to
students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, Jewish studies,
medical genetics, medical ethics, religious studies, and race and
ethnic studies."
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