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Bitter Inheritance: The Allen Family

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Second in the series following families with genetic diseases.

Joanne and John Allen's daughter Bethany has inherited an incurable wasting condition that will stop her from ever seeing her twenties. In this film, part of Gene Stories, the two parents, both carriers of the rare Sanfilippo Syndrome, decide whether to try for another child.
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Director:
Fran Landsman
Series Producer:
Steve Greenwood
Source: Radio Times

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