The proposal of this presentation brings with it some questions from the ethnographic research of my post-doctoral studies, still in progress, carried out among interlocutors and their families who carry a hereditary mutation, characterized by the Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. That syndrome, found in many countries and places on the planet is known to predispose to greater chances of carriers developing tumors. In Brazil, according to geneticists, some variations of this syndrome point to a possible common point of origin, from a possible apical ancestor.
The current research seeks to think about the kinship relations between carriers and how to construct and imagine genealogies in this context, from an anthropological perspective. At the same time, the research seeks to focus on the relationships and socialities developed through the networks established by the association of carriers of this syndrome.
Thus, this presentation aims to bring up some of the main questions about how new technologies and genetics interact with relationships of affection, friendship, and kinship.
