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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Shumaila Iftikhar

Mum with incurable disease calls for Londoners to donate plasma

A mum with an incurable disease has backed an appeal for Londoners to register as plasma donors to mark Rare Disease Day.

Karen Long has Stiff Person Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which can cause people to become immobile. In severe cases it can require treatment in intensive care and cause death.

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