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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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Man learns of his rare genetic condition only after daughters are diagnosed

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If it wasn't for daughter Nurul Naqisyah Mohamad Shahrel's dignosis, general worker Mohamad Shahrel Hamid, 45, would not know he had haploinsufficiency A20, a rare inherited immune disorder characterised by systemic inflammation and autoimmune infections

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Knowing patient’s genetic make-up may change the way medicines are prescribed

Dr Goh Liuh Ling, laboratory director and senior principal scientific officer at Tan Tock Seng Hospital Centre for Precision and Genomic Medicine carrying out tests on a patient's genes to see how he would react to his medication

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Her rare condition means eating protein risks build-up of toxic ammonia levels in her blood

Insurance agent Rachelle Yeo (right), 29, was diagnosed with Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency when she was 18 months old. The condition stops her body from breaking down protein. As Ms Yeo and her fiance Luis Teo, 31, will be getting married next year and starting a family, doctors will need to monitor her closely as expectant mothers need protein for the baby to grow..

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Body against liver: Teenager overcomes rare autoimmune condition after transplant

Ryan Lim (left) from Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School, and his doctor Dr Lee Yang Yang playing the piano at the NUHS Tower Block on Aug 25.

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She has a rare genetic metabolic disorder but fought all odds to live and is now 17

Despite living with Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a rare, genetic disorder of the liver where it is unable to produce an enzyme that is needed to break down certain proteins and fats in food, Francesca Lim, 17, remains the centre of attention for her father Daniel Lim, (left) 56, property agent; and mother Ms Michelle Tan, (right) 54, procurement executive.

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Teen’s love of dance powers her through cancer to perform at NDP 2025

Sara Grace Kueh (centre) with (from left) Dr Frances Yeap, her oncologist, mother Esther Kueh, sister Isabelle Joy Kueh and Adjunct Professor Mark Puhaindran.

Singapore’s national screening programme tests newborns for metabolic and heritable diseases

All newborns at KKH are screened under the the National Expanded Newborn Screening (Nens) programme, which involves pricking the baby’s heels to collect a blood sample between 24 and 72 hours after birth.

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Black belt in taekwondo, Grade 8 in piano: S’pore teen excels despite condition that limits movements

Lai Jia Chi (centre with her parents, Mr Lai Shu Hau and Ms Liew Pui Yee.

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Rock climbing fan suddenly could not jump, get up from squats

Ms Siti Nur Sabrina Anis (left) leans on her best friend Mr Luke Ligo, for both physical and emotional support.

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