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Forsyth County family turns son's ultra-rare diagnosis into global research effort
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Charlie O'Connor, 5, has an extremely rare genetic mutation in his GABRA2 gene, and is the only known person in the world with this exact variant. Photo submitted by Lisa O’Connor
Charlie O’Connor was born with a condition so rare that he’s the only one in the world who has it.