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A woman’s lifelong struggle with severe allergies and asthma led her to a groundbreaking medical discovery and a new career. Lynne Moronski participated in a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health, which identified hereditary alpha tryptasemia — a gene that causes severe allergic reactions. This diagnosis, which applied to Moronski’s children as well, led to effective new treatments and inspired Moronski to become a postdoctoral research fellow.