Posted on Oct 1, 2017
Sharon Terry: When Siblings Get A Rare Diagnosis, Can Their Parents Find the Cure?
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Thanks for sharing a challenging condition article PO1 William "Chip" Nagel. I am glad that Sharon Terry and her husband exercised much more than due diligencein helping to find a cure ti their children's rare genetic disease.
"About Sharon Terry's TED Talk
When Sharon Terry's two kids were diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, she and her husband didn't wait for the professionals to find the cure. They rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
About Sharon Terry
Sharon Terry is the president of Genetic Alliance and the founding CEO of PXE International, a research advocacy organization for the genetic condition pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), which affects Terry's two adult children.
She has taken citizen science to a national and international scale by developing tests, conducting clinical trials, and even helping discover the gene for PXE.
"About Sharon Terry's TED Talk
When Sharon Terry's two kids were diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, she and her husband didn't wait for the professionals to find the cure. They rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
About Sharon Terry
Sharon Terry is the president of Genetic Alliance and the founding CEO of PXE International, a research advocacy organization for the genetic condition pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), which affects Terry's two adult children.
She has taken citizen science to a national and international scale by developing tests, conducting clinical trials, and even helping discover the gene for PXE.
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