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Expansion and uncertainty: cystic fibrosis, classification and genetics

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posted on 2023-06-07, 14:05 authored by Adam Hedgecoe
This paper presents an empirical examination of geneticization, the process where genetic explanations gain ascendancy in medical and social discourse. By focusing on Cystic Fibrosis (CF), this study shows how genetic explanations play a role in the reclassification of Cystic Fibrosis. One result of this geneticization is a nosological expansion, where the boundaries of the disease expand to include a certain form of male infertility. In addition this paper highlights the uncertainty in the CF classification system that results from the use of genetic explanations

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Sociology of Health and Illness

ISSN

0141-9889

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing

Issue

1

Volume

25

Page range

50-70

Department affiliated with

  • Anthropology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2008-02-22

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