A boy is thought to be the only person in the world battling a genetic disorder that has caused his kidney to be in his leg.
Hamish Robinson, 10, from Manchester, has an ectopic kidney, which strikes around one in 900 people, according to figures.
However, he is thought to be the only person in the world missing the chromosome 7p22.1, which caused the unusual placing of his kidney.
Doctors have named the genetic defect 'Hamish syndrome'. Despite being situated at the top of his right thigh, the kidney still functions.
However, his mother, Kay Robinson, 48, claims she has been told his life could be under threat because 'no-one knows what's going to happen'.
Hamish Robinson has a kidney at the top of his right thigh due to a unique chromosomal condition. He is believed to be the only person in the world to be missing chromosome 7p22.1 (his kidney is believed to be a little higher than where his hand is)
His mother Kay, pictured, said: 'His condition is beyond rare because it is the only one. When you hear things like that at first you fall apart'
His mother, Kay Robinson, 48, was concerned her son wasn't reaching milestones, such as talking, after he was released from hospital, born premature
The condition means Hamish only has hearing in one ear, suffers severe asthmatic attacks, has spinal problems, learning difficulties and requires a voice computer to speak
As a result of the condition, Hamish only has hearing in one ear and suffers severe asthmatic attacks.
He also suffers spinal problems, learning difficulties and requires a voice computer to speak due to the unique disorder.
Ms Robinson said she became concerned when Hamish wasn't reaching milestones, such as talking, after he was born premature.
The youngster was born five-and-a-half-weeks early in May 29, 2008, weighing just 2lbs. He was discharged from hospital.
But a paediactrician kept an eye on him as he showed complications from the start, marking the beginning of a long journey.
Worried about his development, Ms Robinson, a former lecturer, took him to see a geneticist when he was 17-months-old.
Commenting on that trip, she said: 'He wasn't hitting some milestones but wasn't hitting others.
'He was certainly not speaking at all, then one day when he was 17-months-old he said mamma and then I waited another six years to hear anything else.
'It was only later that I suspected things weren't right. He wasn't speaking, he wasn't doing the sort of things he should have been doing.'
Hamish, who had his first operation - for a hernia - at the age of four months old, has been under eight different consultants, including an endocrinologist, immunologist and gastroenterologist.
Hamish was born over five weeks premature, but appeared to be healthy apart from his weight
Hamish's kidney, which is fully functioning at the top of his thigh, does not affect his health. But in the future, it could be fatal, according to doctor's beliefs
Hamish, who loves to trampoline and do karate, is at risk of bowel cancer due to his condition, his mother said.
Ms Robinson said it their journey has been difficult due to the fact no one else has the condition and doctors do not know what to expect
It was discovered when Hamish was 18-months-old that he had a unique chromosomal depletion, a condition Ms Robinson has been told that no-one else in the world suffers from.
Because of this, Hamish's doctors have struggled to find information about what to expect of Hamish's health.
Their investigations have found that individuals without 7p22.1 have a high rate of malformation affecting internal organs, mainly their heart, kidney and palate (roof of the mouth), which is not usually life threatening.
Hamish's kidney is fully functioning, but is located at the bottom of the right side of his pelvis - at the top of his right thigh - due to a structural malformation caused by his disorder.
His second kidney is located in the correct place and, although it is shaped like a horseshoe, it is fully functioning, doctors have told Ms Robinson.
Ms Robinson said: 'The kidney is fully functioning but it's the potential of what could happen in the future.
'There haven't been any health problems with it so far. Because it is functioning and he's not had any issues they have left it alone and not removed it.
'It's not like it moved, it's part of his physiology. It's a congenital condition which developed while he was a foetus.
'It has to be watched. This is what makes it so difficult because doctors don't know what could arise, we have to deal with it as it comes.
'It is just the way he is structured. It is unlikely to affect him just now but more likely when he becomes a bit older.'
She added: 'If he develops any urinary infection, when the kidney isn't in the normal place it means it's dangerous for him.'
Although it is not suggested Hamish has renal problems now, it has potential to be fatal in the future, doctors have told his mother.
Hamish has a genetic predisposition to bowel cancer, as this can be caused by faults in a number of different genes.
Hamish, pictured during pantomime has had eight different consultants, including and endocrinologist, a gastroenterologist and an immunologist
Ms Robinson said she heard her son say 'mamma' at 17-months-old, and then didn't hear him speak anything else for six years
Everyone has two copies of the gene PMS2. But if this gene is faulty or missing, they have an increased risk of bowel cancer.
Due to Hamish's missing chromosome, he only has one copy of the gene PMS2, increasing his risk from one in 20 (the normal risk for any male) to one in four.
He is also more likely to get bowel cancer as early as 40 years old, compared to the age of 50-70 in the general population.
Ms Robinson said: 'That was the thing that really made me fall apart.
'His condition is beyond rare because it is the only one. When you hear things like that at first you fall apart.
'It's so hard knowing his condition is unique because no-one knows what to expect.
'Research is ongoing and his geneticist has written a paper on Hamish, but there's no knowing what's going to happen.'
Despite his condition, Ms Robinson, who gave up her career to care for Hamish, was determined that he should have a mainstream education.
'He's such a personable and sociable boy with a magnetic personality,' she said. 'I just knew putting him in a specialist school would limit him.'
Despite struggling with reading, writing and speaking, Hamish has refused to be beaten by his illness.
He has appeared in a pantomime for the past three years, is a regular at trampoline classes and will shortly be trying for his black belt in karate after taking up the sport at the age of five.
'He just takes it all in his stride,' Ms Robinson said. 'I don't know how he does it. Being with him has inspired me. He's been the biggest blessing of my life.'
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Main photo article A boy is thought to be the only person in the world battling a genetic disorder that has caused his kidney to be in his leg.
Hamish Robinson, 10, from Manchester, has an ectopic kidney, which strikes around one in 900 people, according to figures.
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