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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The fight against rare pediatric diseases continues around the globe. Dr. Thomas Curran with Children’s Mercy Research Institute is working with a first-of-its-kind program to collect genomic data to help researchers.

He explains what that means and how it might help a child with a rare disease.