title: On the precarious cusp of genetic medicine.
abstract: This is the story of two brothers at the dawn of genetic medicine, the first severely disabled by cerebral palsy, the other an MD scientist who happens to uncover the genetic cause of his brother's condition. A test confirms their mother's carrier status. But what about their only sister--is she a carrier as well? The question would send the author down a path she never dreamed she would take.
authors.affiliation: Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA. apowell@mindspring.com
authors.forename: Anne Martin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000235:genetics*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans