One in a billion : the story of Nic Volker and the dawn of genomic medicine /
"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of a young boy with a never-before-seen disease and the doctors who take a bold step into the future of medicine to save him"--Page [4] of cover.
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Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: |
2017. ©2016 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First Simon & Schuster paperback edition. |
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher chronicle the story of a young boy with a never-before-seen disease and the doctors who take a bold step into the future of medicine to save him"--Page [4] of cover. |
Carrier Form: | vi, 246 pages : illustration ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781451661330 (paperback) : 1451661339 (paperback) |
Index Number: | RB155 |
CLC: | R394 |
Call Number: | R394/J681 |
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. |