MYSTERY GENE DEATH

Care worker who beat cancer dies from ultra rare disorder that affects just one in six billion people

Lyndsey Borman had beaten stage 4 cancer but died from an rare illness that only one other person in the world is known suffer from

A CARE worker has died from an ultra-rare disorder that affects just one in six billion.

Lyndsey Borman, 33, passed away just weeks after being diagnosed with ARPC1B deficiency.

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Lyndsey Borman died from an ultra-rare disorder that only affects from one in six billion peopleCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Only one other person in the world, a nine-year-old Dutch boy, is known to have the auto-immune condition.

Lyndsey had previously fought pneumonia and septicaemia and had recently beaten cancer.

Despite long periods of ill health Lyndsey gained a degree in social work and worked as an auxiliary nurse near her home in Hessle, East Yorks.

Lyndsey's family paid tribute Lyndsey describing her as a 'warrior'Credit: SWNS:South West News Service
Lyndsey gained a degree in social work during her periods of ill healthCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

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