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From Mary Kugler, R.N., Former About.com Guide to Rare Diseases

Girl with "mermaid syndrome" dies at age 10

Wednesday October 28, 2009

Shiloh Pepin, who was born with sirenomelia, or "mermaid syndrome," has died at the age of 10. She passed away last Friday in Maine.

Sirenomelia is a condition in which one's legs are fused together from the waist down. Pepin did not have any genital organs or a large intestine. Most children born with sirenomelia die soon after birth.

You can read more about Shiloh at ABCNews.com.

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