Mapping Fate: A Memoir of Family, Risk, and Genetic Research

Wexler tells the story of a family at risk for Huntington's disease, a hereditary, incurable, fatal disorder from which her own mother died. This graceful and eloquent account goes beyond the specifics of the disease to explore the dynamics of family secrets, of living at risk, and the drama and limits of biomedical research. Photos.

• | Author: Alice Wexler
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: December 30, 1996
• | Number of Pages: 319 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0520207416
• | ISBN-13: 9780520207417