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020 $a9780062378897 (hbk.) :$cNT$1015
082 04$a616.042$222
100 1 $aLinder, Joselin.
245 10$aThe family gene :$ba mission to turn my deadly inheritance into a hopeful future /$cJoselin Linder.
246 30$aA mission to turn my deadly inheritance into a hopeful future.
260 $aNew York NY :$bEcco an imprint of HarperCollinsPublsihers,$c[2017]
300 $a261 pages :$billustrations, genealogical table ;$c24 cm.
505 0 $aAfter years of misdiagnoses, doctors discovered a deadly blockage in Linder's liver. Comparing medical charts with father, an uncle, and her great-grandmother, she discovered symptoms similar to hers before their deaths. She approached Dr. Christine Seidman, the head of a group of world-class genetic researchers at Harvard Medical School, who discovered that fourteen relatives carried something called a private mutation-- meaning that they were the first known people to experience the baffling symptoms of a brand new genetic mutation. Linder pieces together the lineage of this deadly gene to write a gripping and unforgettable exploration of family, history, and love.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
650 0$aLinder, Joselin$vFamily.
650 0$aGenetic disorders.
650 0$aDisease susceptibility$vGenetic aspects.
650 0$aAutobiographies.
650 0$aLinder, Joselin$vHealth.