| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
vi, 246 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-238) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"A full-length medical narrative by two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists traces the scientific breakthroughs surrounding a Wisconsin youth whose mysterious illness was cured through unprecedented gene sequencing,"--NoveList. |
| Subject |
Medical genetics -- Case studies.
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Genomics.
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Precision medicine.
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Volker, Nic -- Health.
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| Added Author |
Gallagher, Kathleen, author.
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| ISBN |
1451661320 |
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9781451661323 |
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