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Hi everyone. I am from Serbia and I have ichthyosis and I feel like I am the only person in my county with it. I was born with ichthyosis and I am the only member in my family with this skin problem. My ichthyosis type is mild and now my skin is OK and many people do not know my problem because they cannot see it on my face. Now, I am 25 years old, I have normal life with friends and a boyfriend. Additionally, I am biologist and I want to research genetical base of this disorder because I want to know whether my children will have it too. Doctors are going to do sequencing of my genome and so that I can know the probability of ichthyosis for my kids. When I was younger I had problems with kids, they did not want to be in contact with me, they avoided me etc. Now, I am self-confident, successful in my job and satisfied with my life.                                                                    

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