Cultural and Ethnic Diversity. A Guide for Genetics Professionals

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"The first global attempt by several experts from diverse backgrounds to address specific ethnic and cultural beliefs and their implications for genetic services. It is long overdue!" -- Alliance Alert. European culture in North America / Anne C. Spencer -- Latino culture / Elena Lopez-Rangel -- African American culture / Joseph Telfair and Kermit B. Nash -- Culture of Native Americans of the Southwest / Lynn Hauck and Ursula M. Knoki-Wilson -- Traditional Chinese culture / Jack H. Jung -- Traditional Japanese culture / Marie D. Strazar and Nancy L. Fisher -- Culture of the countries of Southeast Asia / Nancy L. Fisher and Lillian Lew -- Traditional Korean culture / Sechin Cho -- Traditional Asian Indian culture / Shivanand R. Patil and Nancy L. Fisher -- Christian culture in North America / David C. Koehn and Rose Anne Pillay -- Amish culture / Clair A. Francomano -- Jewish culture in North America / Mark A. Greenstein and Bruce A. Bernstein -- Deaf culture / Jamie Israel [and others].