After 2 years of testing it was finally discovered that Ariella has a rare gene mutation on a gene called TBC1D24. This gene wasn’t discovered until 2010, so there is limited research on it.
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In 1988, Athena Thompson was borne with a rare chromosomal condition called Sotos Syndrome. The condition causes cranio-facial abnormalities including larger than average head, high forehead and wide-spaced eyes.
Thomas was born in May 2003 at 26 weeks gestation in an ambulance on the way to Kind Edward Memorial Hospital. He weighed only 1,030 grams. Being born this early resulted in a number of health problems such as breathing difficulties, chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis.
Jayde has spent her life coping with the devastating effects of cystic fibrosis, the most common life-threatening, recessive genetic condition in Australian Children.
Alex Loiacono and his parents Richard and Pippa have relied on the strength of their strong Italian Family, with origins in Calabria, to help get them through a very difficult time.
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