ABC News Specials Medical Mysteries Series-Episode #2

Medical science has progressed exponentially in recent times, but scientists are still left with unanswered questions when it comes to the human body. "Medical Mysteries" looks at some of the rarest disorders and syndromes in medicine today. ABC News reports on Danny Ramos Gomez who, since birth, has had excessive hair all over his body due to a condition called hypertrichosis. As children, Danny and his brother -- who suffers from the same condition -- were exhibited in cages and gawked at. Despite his suffering and humiliation, Danny has learned to live with his unique appearance and tells ABC News that he would never cut his hair. Next, meet a little girl named Kasey who also suffers from a rare genetic condition called Porphyria, which makes her a virtual prisoner in her home until the sun goes down. Any direct exposure to sunlight causes third degree burns all over exposed skin. Then, what if people didn't need their stomachs at all? That's what the Bradfield family has learned after having the organ removed to stop a cancer that has claimed at least two earlier generations of the clan. It started with a grandmother, who then passed the unknown deadly genes to seven of her children. But the third generation of men and women in early middle age and younger found a doctor who was able to explain the disease and name the gene that caused it. Out of 18 Bradfield cousins, 11 tested positive for the gene. ABC News reports on the family, the medical sleuthing and the courage they have shown in restoring their futures.

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