Evidence and Expertise in Genetic Nomenclatures

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2286261
AutoresCharles Halverson (0000-0002-4205-7860, Indiana University), Colin Michael Egenberger Halverson
Ano2019
Volume29
Fascículo3
Páginas314-331
Data de publicação2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Linguistic Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1055-1360 • E-ISSN: 1548-1395
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jola.12250
OpenAlexW2973783013
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas32

Clinicians and laboratory scientists use a number of different systems for naming genetic mutations in their daily activities. Based on participant observation at an American academic medical center and interviews with a variety of actors at American hospitals, this paper analyzes the use of these systems. I argue that their distribution corresponds to differences in professional regimes of responsibility. An examination of these often quite complex linguistic items reveals a correlation between the type of components (evidential versus epistemic modifiers) that constitute the names and the presupposed professional role of their intended audiences

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