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Keiran Fleming & Kaitlin Easton

Scots youngster diagnosed with rare kidney condition after blood found in urine

The family of a young Scots girl were told she will eventually need a transplant after the five-year-old was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition that will cause the organs to fail.

Mum Emily Patterson, from Stranraer, travels over two hours to get to the Glasgow Children's Hospital so daughter Victoria can receive care for her rare ailment.

The family make the trip almost every month after Victoria was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, which causes her to pass too much protein in her urine. The brave schoolgirl also has pulmonary stenosis, which affects her heart.

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