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The Hempels, a family that has been a large piece of Global Genes Project family, have spent the last eight years fighting for the lives of their twin girls. Their 10-year-old daughters, Addi and Cassi, both have Niemann-Pick Type C, an incredibly rare hereditary disease thats caused primarily by mutations in the NPC1 gene, which is responsible for the bodys ability to metabolize lipids. One thing the Hempels never imagined was that their family would end up in the middle of some of the most promising scientific research on Ebola. Learn more: cbsn.ws/1woIz9g
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:00:00 +0000

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