Marcas de uma ausência: um estudo psicanalítico sobre implicações da polipose adenomatosa familiar

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the subjective implications of Adenomatous Polyposis Familiar (PAF) for subjects of a biological family affected by this genetic syndrome. FAP is an inherited cancer predisposition syndrome resulted from a gene mutation. Interviews were conducted in the Familial Adenomatous Polyposis project in Alagoas with family members residing in a city located in the interior of the state affected by the hereditary syndrome for generations. Considering the singularity of the cases, the material collected was subjected to listening to the interviews one by one, through floating attention, for later transcription. From this, the following categories of analysis stand out: The transmission of death, (Un)certainties of illness and Violence of finitude. It is concluded that the uncertainties mark an absence, being this void, necessarily, what gives space for the emergence of something new. In the scenario studied, the non-uniformity of affectation caused by a so-called familial genetic condition shared by some families for generations is highlighted. Thus, multiple marks referring to FAP were observed that can vary in each family, as well as singularly.