Some fifteen years ago Elenara Maria de Queiroz Moura was pregnant– and a scene from a soap opera would not go out of her head. A couple who were cousins wanted to have children and looked for a ...
Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ago, residents had no idea why so many local children had lost the ability to walk. The remote town in ...
A small village in Brazil is afflicted with Spoan syndrome, a rare hereditary illness that weakens the body over time by affecting the nervous system. A 2010 study, headed by geneticist and biologist ...
Spoan syndrome is a rare disease that could be caused by a genetic mutation that attacks the nervous system and chronically weakens the body, causing those affected to not be able to speak or express ...
Children living in a small, remote town in northeastern Brazil were slowly losing the ability to move, and their parents had no clue what was causing it. Kids in Serrinha dos Pintos used to experience ...
Some fifteen years ago Elenara Maria de Queiroz Moura was pregnant– and a scene from a soap opera would not go out of her head. A couple who were cousins wanted to have children and looked for a ...
Affected families in Serrinha dos Pintos lived without a diagnosis until geneticist Silvana Santos arrived Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ...
Biologist and geneticist Santos identified and named a previously unknown condition: Spoan syndrome. Caused by a genetic mutation, the syndrome affects the nervous system, gradually weakening the body ...
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