Jo McPherson, Author at Medics For Rare Disease

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2nd June 2019

The Diagnostic Odyssey – A Mother’s Experience

Jo McPherson congenital, daretothinkrare, disease, interview, patient CSID, Deficiency, diagnosis, Diagnostic odyssey, Diet, Enzyme, Enzyme deficiency, Gastroenterology, Mother, Nutrition, rare, rare disease, Rare reality, Sugar

The diagnostic odyssey is a term used to describe the long and arduous journey that many rare disease patients find themselves on in pursuit of a diagnosis. The charity, Rare […]

29th May 2019

Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Jo McPherson disease, raredisease, Research doctor, doctor in training, medical student, medicine, neurofibromatosis, NF1, rare disease

The most common of the Neurofibromatoses, Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a condition that leads to tumors growing on nerves alongside effects on other organs. It affects approximately 1 in 2700 births, and can be due to autosomal dominant inheritance from the parents or new mutations in the gene NF1 in the affected child.

Jo McPherson

About Jo McPherson

Posts by Jo McPherson:

The Diagnostic Odyssey – A Mother’s Experience

Neurofibromatosis Type 1