Joanne Pike
genetic counsellor
Supportive; a variant is a probability
Results
A risk variant appears on a test she bought for fun. Clare learns how genetic testing works, what probability means for her and her daughters, and the ethics of knowing.
Planned · not started yet
Science & evidence in everyday life Living with uncertainty Family duty Hospital or clinic Family home Tense Reflective
The premise
A risk variant appears on a test she bought for fun. Clare learns how genetic testing works, what probability means for her and her daughters, and the ethics of knowing.
The protagonist
Clare Eriksen-Danjuma — Woman with a worrying consumer genetic-test result
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
Dr Ifeanyi Okeke
clinical geneticist
Precise; confirm clinically
Prof. Hanna Kaczmarek
bioethicist
Thoughtful; genetic information is shared
How the story moves
From the consumer result to clinical clarity; the confirmatory test changes the picture, and the family conversation is the real climax.
What readers take away
- What genetic variants are
- Probability and risk
- Consumer versus clinical testing
- Clinical confirmation
- Family implications
- Screening and risk-reduction options
- Genetic counselling
- Ethics and insurance
- Draw a family tree for genetic risk
- Understand cascade testing
- Use screening programmes
- Understand insurance rules on genetic tests
The books
- 1The result Planned
- 2Counselling Planned
- 3Confirmation Planned
- 4Family Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.