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# The PKU Paradox: A Short History of a Genetic Disease (Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease)

**Brand:** diane b. pauljeffrey p. brosco
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The PKU Paradox: A Short History of a Genetic Disease (Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease)

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## Customer Reviews

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    I found this fascinating as there is culturally, in ...
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016*

I found this fascinating as there is culturally, in the US, so little discussion about the history of PKU.  As a midwife we really have learned only of its success and not of the challenges of the screening, the forces behind it, and the resulting problems of maternal PKU.  I also find that those rooted in bioethics when looking at genetic screening have so much more to explore than a straight forward look on genetic screening for every newborn.

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    Terrific, most original,  history of science
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2014*

I thought I knew a bit about the history of PKU testing until I read this book. PKU is always upheld as THE success story of genetic testing: a disease with a simple diagnostic test in infants that leads to a fully effective dietary intervention that prevents brain damage. The truth is much more complicated, sobering, and interesting. Historian of science Diane Paul uses PKU as a window to explore the successes, failures, and cautionary tales of genetic testing in general. Her approach is highly original, humanistic, and accessible to any reader curious about the history of genetics in medicine. I pretty much read it at one sitting- it's that engrossing.

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    PKU - Much more than a test
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016*

An interesting read that considers the advent of newborn testing through the lens of the fact that PKU was the first such test, and therefore there were many unintended consequences (good or bad). Fascinating and well written; a must for tackling the thorny topic of genetic bioethics.

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