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NBC News: New Tech Helps Doctors Diagnose Rare Genetic Diseases in Kids

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NBC News: New Tech Helps Doctors Diagnose Rare Genetic Diseases in Kids

Headshot of Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD
Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Research Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas School of Medicine
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NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar went to Children's Mercy Kansas City to get an inside look at cutting edge technology that is helping doctors diagnose children with some of the most rare genetic diseases on earth. Children like Celia.

She talked with Dr. Tomi Pastinen and his team in the Children's Mercy Genomic Medicine Center.

Watch the full story via NBC News

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