Baby born with cloudy eyes is one of just 23 in world with rare genetic disease

Baby born with cloudy eyes is one of just 23 in world with rare genetic disease
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Baby born with cloudy eyes is one of just 23 in world with rare genetic disease
Author: Luke Alsford
Published: Feb, 09 2025 19:46

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There he and parents Chantelle Doran, 30, and Tom Parry, 33, had genetic testing and on February 6, 2025, they were told he had a rare mitochondrial gene - so rare it has no name.

Little Tommy Parry, four weeks old, had a bit of trouble breathing when he was born and doctors noticed his eyes were cloudy.

They initially thought he had cataracts but, when a scan revealed his heart muscle was bigger than it should be, he was referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital at two weeks old.

A baby is one of just 23 in the world diagnosed with a rare genetic disease - after doctors spotted his eyes were cloudy at birth.

Baby born with cloudy eyes is one of just 23 in world with rare genetic disease The mum and dad of a baby with a genetic disease so rare it has no name have vowed to keep fighting for him after the devastating diagnosis.

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