{"product_id":"mapping-fate-a-memoir-of-family-risk-and-genetic-research-paperback","title":"Mapping Fate: A Memoir of Family, Risk, and Genetic Research - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMapping Fate, \u003c\/i\u003e Alice Wexler tells the story of a family at risk for a hereditary, incurable, fatal disorder: Huntington's disease, once called Huntington's chorea. That her mother died of the disease, that her own chance of inheriting it was fifty-fifty, that her sister and father directed much of the extraordinary biomedical research to find the gene and a cure, make Wexler's story both astonishingly intimate and scientifically compelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Wexler's graceful and eloquent account goes beyond the specifics of Huntington's disease to explore the dynamics of family secrets, of living at risk, and the drama and limits of biomedical research. \u003ci\u003eMapping Fate\u003c\/i\u003e will be a touchstone for anyone with questions about genetic illness and the possibilites and perils of genetic testing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fabulous read. . . . a book about love, scientific research, family fights, duplicity, compassion, courage and pain. It is brilliantly written by one of the principal characters in this real-life drama. You'll be riveted.--Ann Landers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Wexler\u003c\/b\u003e is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Women at University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEmma Goldman in America\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) and \u003ci\u003eEmma Goldman in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 319\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.32 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468084986109,"sku":"9780520207417","price":64.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UDJQSWM4d09VVzQ4RkRacnc3Q1FKdz09.webp?v=1777285317","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/mapping-fate-a-memoir-of-family-risk-and-genetic-research-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}