The Match: Savior Siblings and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807001219)

My Sister's Keeper in nonfiction: a family's real-life struggle to cure their daughter by creating her genetic match

Katie Trebing was diagnosed at three months old with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a rare form of anemia that prevents bone marrow from producing red blood cells. Even with a lifetime of monthly blood transfusions, she faced a poor prognosis. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Beth Whitehouse follows the Trebings as they make the decision to create a genetically matched sibling using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and in vitro fertilization, and proceed with a risky bone-marrow transplant that could kill their daughter rather than save her. The Match is a timely and provocative look at urgent issues that can only become more complex and pressing as genetic and reproductive technologies advance.

Author: Beth Whitehouse
ISBN-10: 080700121X
ISBN-13: 9780807001219
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 03/08/2011
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.86w x 0.78d