Michaela Odone
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Michaela Odone was the mother of Lorenzo Odone and a central figure in the real-life effort to develop "Lorenzo's Oil" to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lorenzo Odone | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caregiver
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lorenzo's Oil therapy
NERFINISHED
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adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | search for a treatment for ALD after her son's diagnosis ⓘ |
| child | Lorenzo Odone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedIn | film "Lorenzo's Oil" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Odone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advocacy for rare disease treatment
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medical research advocacy ⓘ |
| givenName | Michaela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
discussion of laypeople's role in medical research
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increased public awareness of ALD ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | real-life story depicted in the film "Lorenzo's Oil" ⓘ |
| hasRole |
medical research advocate
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parent of a child with a rare disease ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Lorenzo Odone's illness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the mother of Lorenzo Odone
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inspiring the film "Lorenzo's Oil" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| motivation | her son's diagnosis with adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
| movement |
patient-led medical research
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rare disease advocacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-developing an experimental therapy for ALD
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efforts to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Lorenzo's Oil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Susan Sarandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Augusto Odone
NERFINISHED
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Lorenzo Odone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Italy
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Augusto Odone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Lorenzo's Oil
NERFINISHED
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adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lorenzo Odone