Lorenzo Odone
publication date: Thursday, May 5, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)
category: 
Medicine
clue: The oil invented by his parents kept him alive for 24 years beyond his fatal diagnosis.
explanation: Odone was stricken with ALD as a child, prompting his parents (medical laypeople) to work aggressively with doctors around the world to develop a treatment that came to be called "Lorenzo's oil." more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
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