Rare Disease Day personal to OMRF president

  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Scientists’ passion lies in the possibility of discovering what is unknown. Sometimes, as in the case of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation President Andrew S. Weyrich, Ph.D., it becomes more personal. Weyrich’s son, Sam, was born with a leukodystrophy, a rare disease characterized by decreased motor function, muscle rigidity and eventual deterioration of sight and hearing. Leukodystrophies…

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