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<loc>https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/three-siblings-face-world-rarest-diseases</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Vehlings are turning their personal journey into action by advocating SMA-PME research at Cedars-Sinai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Three of the five known U.S. SMA-PME cases are in the Vehling household.]]></image:caption>
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