Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them

Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them / Gina Kolata.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Medical genetics. Genetic disorders. Genetic screening > Moral and ethical aspects.

Table of Contents:

Part I: A disease. The prophecy
"No goddamn bastard on earth has ever seen a disease like this thing"
Revelation
An uncertain inheritance
Truth like science fiction
Birthright
Insomnia
Naming the problem
No return
Tested
Part II: Amanda Baxley: the next generation. A life transformed
Options
A foreign land
The envelope
Of two minds
A unique way
"We have no other options"
Prescription fertility ; New lives
Carrying forth.