Orphan: The Quest to Save Children with Rare Genetic Disorders

by Philip R. Reilly

Orphan is about the struggle to save the lives of children who, because of an unlucky roll of the genetic dice, are born with any one of several thousand rare genetic disorders. Many are burdened with diseases that carry mysterious names, some of which you can read about for the first time in this book, along with compelling stories about the physicians, scientists, and parents who have taken them on. The diseases include phenylketonuria, sickle cell...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0711J2QY3
• ISBN13: 9781621821373
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"