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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19057| Title: | Chemical pathology in the movies : ‘Lorenzo’s oil’ |
| Authors: | Muscat, Michelle |
| Keywords: | Diseases in motion pictures Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy -- Disease management |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
| Citation: | Muscat, M. (2016). Chemical pathology in the movies : ‘Lorenzo’s oil'. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 15(6), 13-14. |
| Abstract: | T he 1992 medical drama ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’, directed by George Miller, is at the same time a tragic and uplifting movie which deals with one of the lesser known diseases, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which forms part of a subset of diseases of interest to the chemical pathologist. The movie follows the quest and struggle of Michaela and Augusto Odone to save their very own child, Lorenzo, who is found to have this rare condition. The events narrated in this movie are based on a true story, albeit with some alterations made for a movie adaptation. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19057 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat The Synapse, Volume 15, Issue 6 The Synapse, Volume 15, Issue 6 |
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