CHICAGO (WLS) -- An $11 million gift was given in the fight against rare genetic diseases.

Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood is celebrating a donation that will help provide faster, up-to-date testing and treatment for young patients.

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There were cheers Wednesday for what could be possible to help children with rare genetic disease.

"A program like the Edwards Division of Genetic and Rare Disease can feel like a miracle, and boy do we need to feel miracles today," Gov. JB Pritzker said.

"We will bring the latest genetic sequencing technology to Lurie Children's; we can find answers for families," Dr. Carlos Prada said.

Lurie Children's Hospital officially announced an expansion of research with th

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