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Saving face: He’s had four major operations since he was 1½ to make him look ‘normal’

jucrouzon/ST20260115_202635200685/Ng Sor Luan/Mr. Tobie Goh, 22, who underwent surgery for Crouzon syndrome.

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Life on a teaspoon: S’pore teen with rare condition drinks cornstarch water to stay alive

Kayden Soh, 13, who has Glycogen Storage Disorder Type 1A (GSD1A), with his mother, Ms Yong Xiao Ping. GSD1A caused Kayden's body to prioritise essential functions over growth, making him much smaller than his classmates.

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This 35-year-old’s immune system attacks her own body, causing lumps to grow in her left breast

Mrs Kinnari Bhosale is recovering from surgery to remove the benign tumours in her left breast caused by granulomatous mastitis, a rare, benign inflammatory breast condition that mimics breast cancer, making diagnosis challenging.

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She had her daughter through IVF, ensuring the baby would not inherit her genetic condition

Housewife Felicia Lee (left) was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis when she was 12. Seen here with her husband Mr Cedric Ng and their one-year-old daughter Phoebe who was conceived through IVF.

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Life rewired: Deep brain stimulation curbs excessive, involuntary movements in boy with rare disorder

An 11 year-old Singaporean, known here as Adrian, is the first paediatric patient with GNAO1, a rare genetic neurological disorder, in Singapore and Asia to undergo Deep Brain Stimulation surgery for this condition. Adrian (with his back and his mother Felicia, 42, looking at a baby photo of Adrian.

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Patient-led group provides social, community support for neurofibromatosis sufferers

Neurofibromatosis sometimes manifests itself as growth of thousands of benign tumours on the body and face, causing stigma and misunderstandings.

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She lives in darkness and silence because of a genetic condition

Ms Tan Siew Ling (left), 38, assistant manager in the innovation division at SG Enable, depends wholly on her older brother Tan Yan Cai, 41, an IT engineer.

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Rare skin condition gives 9-year-old girl skin like KPop Demon Hunters character

Phoebe Hu with her doctors (left to right) Dr Nikki Fong, Dr Valerie Ho and Dr Enrica Tan at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Oct 21.

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Rare genetic condition led to boy losing both kidneys at age 13

Au Wan Rong (right), 16, has a rare mutation in the TRPC6 gene that caused his kidneys to fail. With him are (left) Associate Professor Ng Kar Hui and medical social worker Cheng Peizhi.

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Two of her children were diagnosed with rare genetic disorder, with son dying months after birth

Rania Safiyya Ridzwan, five, has a rare genetic disorder called Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome.

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