Same rare auto-immune disease

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I shared a flat with my brother's friend in 1992 and we then relocated, each to a different part of London and lost touch with each other. In 2001 I became friends with my partner at the times girlfriend who turned out to be the first cousin of my former flatmate's girlfriend. In 2006 I was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease which affects one in a hundred thousand people, Dermatomyosistis, 3 years down the line he becomes ill with Polymyosistis. The only difference being the reactions in the skin that I get. The professor who treats me was really impressed at the odds of that occurring.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:33:41 +0000Coincidence ID:4640