Genetic Disorder

• New book launched for children with chronic illnesses

  'The Dream Machine' by Candace Amarante tells the story of a 16-year-old girl living with osteogenesis imperfecta who witnesses her sister fracturing her leg in a skiing accident.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• New Alberta program aims to solve children’s medical mysteries

  University of Alberta researchers hope to diagnose unexplained genetic conditions in children, so families don't have to face a lifetime of uncertainty.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
  
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• Men with genetic disorder hemochromatosis 10 times more likely to develop liver cancer: study

  A study suggests that men with hemochromatosis — a genetic disorder that impacts one in 327 Canadians — are 10 times more likely to develop liver cancer than the general population.

  Science

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Province to cover costs of life-saving treatment for Vancouver Island 3-year-old

  Charleigh Pollack has been in desperate need of the $1 million-per-year therapy to treat a rare disease.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2019
• Province working on approving life-saving medication for Vancouver Island 3-year-old

  A desperate Vancouver Island family is asking the province to approve a drug that could save their daughter's life.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2019
• WATCH: Great Dane helps 11-year-old with genetic disorder to walk

  A touching bond between an 11-year-old and her service dog George are winning hearts around the world.

  World

  Nov 13, 2015
• Liver transplant twins Binh and Phuoc start school, thrive after surgery

  Little Binh and Phuoc Wagner hopped onto a school van recently on their way to kindergarten class for the first time.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2015
• Father of Ontario twins in need of liver transplants goes into surgery

  Michael Wagner is giving part of his liver to his daughter Phuoc, 3, as the family continues to search for a donor for Binh.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2015