Genetic testing brings new hopes, hard choices
In 1961, when Michael Downing was just 3, his seemingly healthy father got up in the middle of the night, coughed, and died. He left a wife and nine children. A massive heart attack at age 44, they were told. (Full article: 1148 words)
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