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| View Larger Image | ABC News Nightline Henry's Story | DVD-R
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| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Studio: | ABC News | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | September 17, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 173,434rd |
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For every medical breakthrough, there are many more patients who undergo experimental treatment only to see it fail. But even though the treatment fails, the patient still plays an important role, and offers a generous gift to our overall understanding of science. Laurie Strongin and Allen Goldberg did not seek the role they played in medical research. They found themselves there unexpectedly in 1995 when their first born, Henry, was diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease called Fanconi Anemia. Immediately, they were thrust onto the frontlines of medical research. Before Henry was a toddler they found themselves in the middle of a debate that would soon grip the nation over embryonic tissue research. But for Laurie and Allen there was never a debate. Doctors told them that the best hope for Henry's future lay in a bone marrow transplant from a sibling. A perfect match. So Laurie and Allen went about trying to create just such a child through a cutting edge new medical technology that could determine with only a handful of cells whether an embryo would grow to be a baby free of the same genetic disorder as Henry, and also a perfect match for a transplant. A new baby who would save his or her older brother. Anchor: Ted Koppel Correspondent: John Donvan Airdate: 12/12/2002 |
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