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Introduced by Dr Norman Swan from ABC Radio's Health ReportThe Damiani family's story has been described as a breathtaking example of how medicine can be transformed by the determination of ordinary people. Four years ago, Stephen and Sally Damiani's baby son Massimo succumbed to a mystery disease. In the space of a few weeks, the toddler lost the ability to eat and crawl. The prognosis was bleak and the cause mystifying. Stephen Damiani, who has a background in construction economics and risk management, teamed up with a young geneticist to map the family's genome in an attempt to discover the cause of his son's illness.In the process, his seemingly impossible quest for answers has made a discovery that's astonished the international medical community and has implications for us all |
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Broadcast 2013-10-21 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Bioinformatics.
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Brain -- Magnetic resonance imaging.
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Genetic disorders -- Diagnosis.
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Genetic disorders in children.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Parents of children with disabilities -- Family relationships.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Swan, Norman, host
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Damiani, Sally, contributor
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Damiani, Stephen, contributor
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Hendler, Jo, contributor
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Kaminsky, Leah, contributor
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Leventer, Rick, contributor
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Taft, Ryan, contributor
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Vanderver, Adeline, contributor
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