Mercies in Disguise, A Story of Hope, a Household's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

“[Kolata] is a talented storyteller.– Andrew Solomon, The New York Review of Books New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one bold child who decides her fate will no longer be decided by a hereditary flaw. In Mercies in Disguise, acclaimed New York Times science reporter and bestselling author Gina Kolata informs the story of the Baxleys, a nearly archetypal household in a small town in South Carolina.

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