The Match : Savior Siblings and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Overview
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 old with 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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780807001219
- ISBN-10: 080700121X
- Publisher: Beacon Press
- Publish Date: March 2011
- Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.86 x 0.78 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.86 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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