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Podcast Extra: The search for a rare disease treatment
Nature Podcast
English - January 11, 2019 17:15 - 10 minutes - 15 MB - ★★★★★ - 672 ratingsScience Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 10 January 2019: Fast Radio Bursts and new year future gazing
Nick Sireau’s sons have a rare genetic disease called alkaptonuria, which can lead to body tissues becoming brittle, causing life long health issues.
In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh speaks to Nick and to the physician Dr Lakshminarayan Ranganath about their search for a treatment for alkaptonuria.
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