Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease--most are serious, and many are fatal. For much of history, doctors could only treat symptoms. Now an elite cadre of pioneers-gene doctors-is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, The Gene Doctors takes viewers to the frontlines of a medical revolution.
Every year, over a million babies are born worldwide with a hereditary disease--most are serious, and many are fatal. For much of history, doctors could only treat symptoms. Now an elite cadre of pioneers-gene doctors-is starting to target root causes. Through intimate stories of families whose lives are being transformed, The Gene Doctors takes viewers to the frontlines of a medical revolution.