The family gene : a mission to turn my deadly inheritance into a hopeful future / Joselin Linder.
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TextPublisher: New York : Ecco, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 261 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062378897Subject(s): Linder, Joselin -- Health | Linder, Joselin -- Family | Genetic disorders | Disease susceptibility -- Genetic aspectsDDC classification: 616.042 Summary: After years of misdiagnoses, doctors discovered a deadly blockage in Linder's liver. Comparing medical charts with father, an uncle, and her great-grandmother, she discovered symptoms similar to hers before their deaths. She approached Dr. Christine Seidman, the head of a group of world-class genetic researchers at Harvard Medical School, who discovered that fourteen relatives carried something called a private mutation-- meaning that they were the first known people to experience the baffling symptoms of a brand new genetic mutation. Linder pieces together the lineage of this deadly gene to write a gripping and unforgettable exploration of family, history, and love.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257).
After years of misdiagnoses, doctors discovered a deadly blockage in Linder's liver. Comparing medical charts with father, an uncle, and her great-grandmother, she discovered symptoms similar to hers before their deaths. She approached Dr. Christine Seidman, the head of a group of world-class genetic researchers at Harvard Medical School, who discovered that fourteen relatives carried something called a private mutation-- meaning that they were the first known people to experience the baffling symptoms of a brand new genetic mutation. Linder pieces together the lineage of this deadly gene to write a gripping and unforgettable exploration of family, history, and love.
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