{"product_id":"one-in-a-billion-mark-johnson-9781451661330","title":"One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting scientific detective story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) by two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who chronicle a young Wisconsin boy with a never-before-seen disease and the doctors who save his life by taking a new step into the future of medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this landmark medical narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher share the story of Nic Volker, the first patient to be saved by a bold breakthrough in medicine--a complete gene sequencing, aimed at finding the cause of an otherwise undiagnosable illness. At just two years old, Nic experienced a brief flicker of pain that signaled the awakening of a new and deadly disease, one that would hurl him and his family into a harrowing journey in search for a lifesaving cure. After his symptoms stump every practitioner, it becomes clear that Nic's is a one in a billion case, a disease that no one has ever seen before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Nic and his family search for answers, the scientific community is racing to bring about the next revolution in medicine--translating results from the Human Genome Project to treatments for actual patients. At the forefront is the brilliant geneticist Howard Jacob, who starts a lab at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Then Nic's head physician reaches out to Jacob with an unprecedented of idea. A disease like Nic's is likely due to a rare mutation: if they could sequence his genes to try to find the mutation, the boy might live. Jacob doesn't know if he can do it; Nic's doctors don't know if it will even work; and no one knows what else might lie in the Pandora's Box of Nic's genome. But they decide to try--and in doing so, they step into a new era of medicine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne in a Billion\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a compelling story of a modern medical miracle--the first instance of personalized medicine\" (\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e) and the birth of a scientific revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451661339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451661330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Mark Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935906726143,"sku":"9781451661330","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4e4cc27f-1cff-4dfa-a940-ea3be38daae6.jpg?v=1681422510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-in-a-billion-mark-johnson-9781451661330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}