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A new disease causing short stature and multi-organ dysfunction discovered
Researchers from HUS and the University of Helsinki participated in an American study that identified a new genetic defect causing growth disorders and a completely new genetic disease.
Andrei and Matti received similar ventricular assist devices – one of them still has it, the other has a new heart
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Their both heart symptoms had begun quite suddenly, and as a solution they received similar ventricular assist devices in year 2019. The same ventricular assist device is still pumping in Matti’s chest, while Andrei now has a transplanted heart. Heart surgery gave both men a new life.