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9-year-old boy from Collinsville has a rare disease and needs your help

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Meet Alex, a 9 year-old who was diagnosed with an immune disorder called immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked syndrome (IPEX for short) and has received care from our very own, Dr. Cooper, rheumatologist and director of clinical immunology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University.