The Match: "Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter di Beth Whitehouse edito da BEACON PR

The Match: "Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter

Editore:

BEACON PR

EAN:

9780807001219

ISBN:

080700121X

Pagine:
255
Formato:
Paperback
Lingua:
Inglese
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Descrizione The Match: "Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter

"My Sister's Keeper" in nonfiction: a family's real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match
Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months oldwith Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood transfusions, she faced a poor prognosis. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beth Whitehouse follows the Trebings as they make the decision to create a genetically matched sibling using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and in vitro fertilization, and proceed with a risky bone-marrow transplant that could kill their daughter rather than save her. "The Match "is a timely and provocative look at urgent issues that can only become more complex and pressing as genetic and reproductive technologies advance.

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