The Family Gene

Fascinating book by author who inherited fatal gene causing death in the past 3 generations, including her father. Linder's father's illness (for which there was no diagnosis) caught the attention of a genetic researcher at Harvard. Dr. Seidman subsequently spent 20 years (and still counting) and finally discovered a private mutation that some family members inherit while others do not. Joselin Linder is very frank about the difficult challenges, including whether to have children or not (and pass the gene to another generation). She confronts this with more optimism and zest then I can imagine doing in the same situation.