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Augusto Odone, Italian economist and inventor of Lorenzo's oil (died 2013)
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Parents of Lorenzo Odone
Augusto Daniel Odone and Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone were the parents of Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone, who had adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). They became famous for developing a controversial treatment using Lorenzo's oil for their son's incurable illness. This quest was recounted…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lorenzo's oil
Mixture of modified vegetable oils used in treating adrenoleukodystrophy
Lorenzo's oil is a liquid solution made of 4 parts glycerol trioleate and 1 part glycerol trierucate, which are the triacylglycerol forms of oleic acid and erucic acid. It is prepared from olive oil and rapeseed oil. It is used in the investigational treatment of asymptomatic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)