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The inherited disease my family called ‘it’ had a name, which changed everything - STAT

Published by STAT By Miranda Pappas · 22 October 2026 at 11:33
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The inherited disease my family called ‘it’ had a name, which changed everything - STAT
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For 50 years, doctors shrugged about the disease running through Miranda Pappas’ family. Then she discovered something.

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