Gene mapping : using law and ethics as guides / edited by George J. Annas, Sherman Elias.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

xxii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

The major social policy issues raised by the Human Genome Project / George J. Annas and Sherman Elias -- The Human Genome Project : plans, status, and applications in biology and medicine / Victor A. McKusick -- Those who forget their history : lessons from the recent past for the human genome quest / Judith P. Swazey -- Genomics and eugenics : how fair is the comparison? / Robert N. Proctor -- The past as prologue : race, class, and gene discrimination / Patricia A. King -- Determinism and reductionism : a greater threat because of the Human Genome Project? / Evelyne Shuster -- If gene therapy is the cure, what is the disease? / Arthur L. Caplan -- Somatic and germline gene therapy / Sherman Elias and George J. Annas -- Privacy and control of genetic information / Ruth Macklin -- Genetic predisposition and the Human Genome Project : case illustrations of clinical problems / Ray White, C. Thomas Caskey

(cont.) Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis : a case study in setting standards of medical practice / Sherman Elias, George J. Annas, and Joe Leigh Simpson -- What we still don't know about genetic screening and counseling / James Sorenson -- The potential impact of the Human Genome Project on procreative liberty / John A. Robertson -- Patent rights in the Human Genome Project / Rebecca S. Eisenberg -- Speaking unsmooth things about the Human Genome Project / Thomas H. Murray -- A national advisory committee on genetic testing and screening / LeRoy Walters -- Social policy research priorities for the Human Genome Project / George J. Annas and Sherman Elias.

Includes bibliographical references and index