Edward is one of 500 people with rare degenerative condition KAND. His family hopes US research can help

Catherine Boyer said her son Edward was the first person in Australia to be diagnosed with KIF1A. (ABC Central Victoria: Sarah Lawrence)

Parents of a Bendigo boy with one of the world's rarest degenerative conditions, which was misdiagnosed for years, are hopeful new research could slow the disease.  

Edward Boyer, 12, is one of only about 500 people worldwide to be diagnosed with a neurological degenerative condition called KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (KAND).