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  "id": 5318100,
  "title": "New disease gene discovery provides answers to families",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/new-disease-gene-discovery-provides-answers-to-families",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-disease-gene-discovery-families.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have helped identify the cause of a previously unrecognized neurodevelopmental disorder. Dr. Meghan Mulligan, of the Department of Biochemistry, says the finding has given people around the world an answer to the source of their family member's neurological condition.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}