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The Match: "Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter Beth Whitehouse
The Match: "Savior Siblings" and One Family's Battle to Heal Their Daughter
Beth Whitehouse
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 oldwith 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.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 8, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807001219 |
| Publishers | Beacon Press |
| Pages | 255 |
| Dimensions | 147 × 20 × 218 mm · 390 g |
| Language | English |
