When Jenna Smith was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, her parents—a scientist and a lawyer—feared her life might be unbearably short. But they channeled their concern into research and wound up making medical history.
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The Family That Beat a Rare Incurable Disease
When a little girl in Iowa was diagnosed with an obscure, potentially fatal kidney condition, her parents and their community came together to help her. They wound up making medical history.
