One in a billion : the story of Nic Volker and the dawn of genomic medicine / Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher.
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- RB155 .J635 2016
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | RB155 .J635 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000056788 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | RB155 .J635 2016 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000056787 |
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RB155 .G38745 2018 Genetics and gene therapy / | RB155 G74 2007 Babies by design : the ethics of genetic choice / | RB155 G74 2007 Babies by design : the ethics of genetic choice / | RB155 .J635 2016 One in a billion : the story of Nic Volker and the dawn of genomic medicine / | RB155 .J635 2016 One in a billion : the story of Nic Volker and the dawn of genomic medicine / | RB155 .K477 2004 Genetics and society : a sociology of disease / | RB155 .K477 2004 Genetics and society : a sociology of disease / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-238) and index.
At the threshold -- Beyond the four letters -- Try me -- The pied piper -- An extraordinary patient -- Diagnostic odyssey -- Spiders on the ceiling -- Big steps and fast -- Patient X -- No more secrets -- Survivors -- The dragon -- The genome joke -- Why are we here? -- Unknown territory -- I'm going to tell you a story -- Fine white threads -- Thousands of suspects -- The culprit -- Faith and doubt -- The smell of creamed corn -- Inheritance -- Come along and follow me.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of Nic Volker, the Wisconsin boy at the center of a daring breakthrough in medicine--a complete gene sequencing to discover the cure for an otherwise undiagnosable illness. At just two years old, Nic experienced a searing pain that signaled the awakening of a new and deadly disease. For years, through false starts and failed cures, Nic holds on to life, buoyed up by his mother's fierce drive to get him the care he needs. But when even the world's experts are stumped by Nic's illness, his doctors come up with a radical, long-shot plan: a step into the unknown. The next major scientific frontier, following the completion of the Human Genome Project, was to figure out how to use our new knowledge to save lives--to bring genomic or personalized medicine into reality. The quest is undertaken by researchers around the world, but it is only when geneticist Howard Jacob hears about young Nic that the finish line finally comes into sight: It's no longer a race to make history. It's a race to save this boy's life.-- Adapted from dust jacket.