Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Rawlings Branch - ADULTNONFIC
616.042 K
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616.042 K
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
If your family carried a mutated gene that foretold a brutal illness and you were offered the chance to find out if you'd inherited it, would you do it? Would you walk toward the problem, bravely accepting whatever answer came your way? Or would you avoid the potential bad news as long as possible? In [this book], ... Gina Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an almost archetypal family in a small town in South Carolina. A proud and determined clan, many of them doctors, they are struck one by one with an inscrutable illness--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kolata, G. B. (2017). Mercies in disguise: a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948-. 2017. Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948-. Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them St. Martin's Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kolata, Gina Bari. Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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