Mobilizing Mutations: Human Genetics in the Age of Patient Advocacy

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Mobilizing Mutations: Human Genetics in the Age of Patient Advocacy

Book: Hardcover 20 - 09 - 2019

Product ID: 4440887

Condition: New
Publisher : University of Chicago Press

ISBN-10 : 022663809X

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Product Description With every passing year, more and more people learn that they or their young or unborn child carries a genetic mutation. But what does this mean for the way we understand a person? Today, genetic mutations are being used to diagnose novel conditions like the XYY, Fragile X, NGLY1 mutation, and 22q11.2 Deletion syndromes, carving out rich new categories of human disease and difference. Daniel Navon calls this form of categorization “genomic designation,” and in Mobilizing Mutations he shows how mutations, and the social factors that surround them, are reshaping human classification.   Drawing on a wealth of fieldwork and historical material, Navon presents a sociological account of the ways genetic mutations have been mobilized and transformed in the sixty years since it became possible to see abnormal human genomes, providing a new vista onto the myriad ways contemporary genetic testing can transform people’s lives.   Taking us inside these shifting worlds of research and advocacy over the last half century, Navon reveals the ways in which knowledge about genetic mutations can redefine what it means to be ill, different, and ultimately, human.   Review "A thought-provoking sociological analysis of the history of medical genetics from the beginning to this date, examining the impact of genetics-based diagnosis on individuals, families, advocacy organizations, and the society. . . . The book is well organized and written in a clear and straightforward language, presenting a novel perspective in perception of genetic disorders. It will be equally interesting to social scientists and medical professionals and to a diverse audience, including those whose lives are affected by a genetic disorder, who are interested in medical genetics, or who are involved with biomedical and social issues related to genetic disorders." , Anesthesia & Analgesia "Navon elegantly integrates information from diverse media to examine shifting narratives about human biodiversity.  Mobilizing Mutations will be an engaging read for anyone interested in the history of science and genomics, while offering students of the molecular basis of human disease a new perspective on the societal context of their work. . . . Recommended." , CHOICE "A complex yet engaging monograph." , New Genetics and Society "A critical examination of how genetic mutations create, shape and remake social patterns of inequality. . . . The monograph synthesises a historical critique with fieldwork, balancing theory with empirical evidence well. . . .  Mobilizing Mutations provides a timely response to the emerging need to understand geneticisation from a sociological perspective, via the concept of 'genomic designation'. It challenges the ways in which genetic knowledge is both constructed and utilised, and what this means for the actors involved in the process. The book complements work by prominent Science and Technology Studies scholars such as Nickolas Rose, Annemarie Mol, Steve Epstein, Troy Duster, and Alondra Nelson. It is of interest to a wide range of audiences, and particularly given the focus on specific conditions (such as XXY Syndrome, 22q11.2DS and autism), it would be of great interest for those personally affected and directly involved in advocacy work in these areas." , Sociology of Health & Illness "As our understanding of the idiosyncrasies of the human genome increases, so, too, does our ability to define and refine human disease categories. But what does this mean in terms of how we think about individuals who live with 'abnormal' genomes? . . . Navon reveals how 'genomic designations' became rallying points for patient advocacy and how genetic testing is redefining what it means to be human." , Science "Navon argues compellingly that we should not be so quick to . . . settle into existing analytical frameworks, lest we miss the variety of ways in which treating the genome as privileged site of classification can res

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