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Mittman IS, PenchaszadehVB, Secundy MG, eds. The national dialogue on genetics. Community Genetics. 1(3):115-201. 1998,

Annotation: This special issue is the conference proceedings of the National Dialogue on Genetics held in College Park, Maryland in 1998. The conference was intended as a forum for debate by the professional and scholarly communities on issues pertaining to human genetics research and the lack of participation of minorities in genetic services. Participants in the conference presented a variety of papers on the following topics: consumer perspectives on genetic testing; research and services for ethnoculturally diverse populations including Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; genetics issues for U.S. racial and ethnic minorities including Native American and Latino populations; minority health issues; when genetic screening should be offered; the Jewish community and genetics research; genetic education using community empowerment; improving access to genetic services; privacy and antidiscrimination issues; recruiting minorities to studies of ethics and values; a case study of genetic testing; and a national dialogue on genetics and minority issues. The issue is accessible by author and subject indexes. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Communities, Conference proceedings, Congenital abnormalities, Ethnic factors, Genetic disorders, Genetic predisposition, Genetic screening, Genetic services, Genetics, Hispanic Americans, Jews, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Minority health, Pacific Islanders, Racial factors, genetics
   

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