Jill A Conte
Biographic Data
| ID | 6071145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill A Conte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill A |
| FAMILY NAME | Conte |
| SIGNATURE | CONTE J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sherry I. Brandt-Rauf, Nathan F. Drummond, Jill A. Conte, and Sheila M. Rothman are with the Center for the Study of Society and Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Victoria H. Raveis is with the Center for the Psychosocial Study of Health and Illness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Sheila M. Rothman is also with the Mailman School of Public Health. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ashkenazi Jews and Breast Cancer: The Consequences of Linking Ethnic Identity to Genetic Disease
We explored the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnic categories in genetic research. With the discovery that certain breast cancer gene mutations appeared to be more prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews, breast cancer researchers moved their focus from high-risk families to ethnicity. The concept of Ashkenazi Jews as genetically unique, a legacy of Tay–Sachs disease research and a particular reading of history, shaped this new approach even as met…
Ashkenazi Jews and Breast Cancer: The Consequences of Linking Ethnic Identity to Genetic Disease
We explored the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnic categories in genetic research. With the discovery that certain breast cancer gene mutations appeared to be more prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews, breast cancer researchers moved their focus from high-risk families to ethnicity. The concept of Ashkenazi Jews as genetically unique, a legacy of Tay–Sachs disease research and a particular reading of history, shaped this new approach even as met…
Ashkenazi Jews and Breast Cancer: The Consequences of Linking Ethnic Identity to Genetic Disease
We explored the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnic categories in genetic research. With the discovery that certain breast cancer gene mutations appeared to be more prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews, breast cancer researchers moved their focus from high-risk families to ethnicity. The concept of Ashkenazi Jews as genetically unique, a legacy of Tay–Sachs disease research and a particular reading of history, shaped this new approach even as met…
Anthropology (1 works) · BRCA gene mutations in cancer (1 works) · Breast cancer (1 works) · Cancer (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Disease (1 works) · Ethnic group (1 works) · Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (1 works) · Identity (music) (1 works) · Internal Medicine (1 works)