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Gene therapy dramatically cuts risk of bleeding in haemophilia B patients

A new gene therapy has dramatically cut the risk of bleeding in people with the rare condition haemophilia B, experts have said. Researchers found that a single injection of the gene therapy, called FLT180a, removed the need for people to inject ...

21 Jul 2022 at 08:17

Couple’s joy as deaf daughter hears thanks to new gene therapy

The parents of an 18-month-old girl who can hear thanks to a groundbreaking gene therapy for deafness have said they are delighted with her progress. Jo Sandy, a 33-year-old secondary school geography teacher, and her husband James, 33, who ...

09 May 2024 at 11:34

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Mother ‘shattered’ to learn daughter will never speak and may need lifelong care because of rare genetic condition

A mother was “shattered” to learn her young daughter has a rare genetic condition impacting her brain which means she will never talk, will struggle to walk and may need lifelong care. Leigh Grant, 34, from Sutton-on-the-Hill, Derbyshire, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 06:30

Toddler becomes first child in UK to receive revolutionary gene therapy

A 19-month-old girl has become the first child in the UK to receive a revolutionary gene therapy for a fatal disorder. Teddi Shaw suffers from deadly metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) but has been given the chance of a normal life ...

15 Feb 2023 at 00:01

British girl has hearing restored as first patient on new gene therapy trial

A British girl has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial. Opal Sandy, aged 18 months, was born completely deaf due to the condition auditory ...

09 May 2024 at 09:23

Gene therapy helps restore hearing in children with hereditary deafness

Five children in China with with hereditary deafness have had their hearing restored after undergoing pioneering gene therapy. The patients, aged between one and six, had a specific form of deafness called DFNB9, which is ...

24 Jan 2024 at 23:30

Baby given new gene therapy in groundbreaking trial

A baby boy with a rare illness is making “incredible” progress after he became the first ever patient to receive a new gene therapy. Fourteen-month-old Tomas was diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency ...

21 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Health

‘I don’t want to bury my child’: Mother seeks cure for boy diagnosed with terminal illness at a week old

A mother whose “special” boy was diagnosed with a terminal illness at just seven days old, leaving him unable to walk, talk, sit up or smile, has said no one should ever have to “bury their child” as she fundraises for ...

14 Apr 2023 at 07:00

Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment

A cutting-edge gene therapy has been approved for NHS use for some patients with severe sickle cell disease. Casgevy, also known as exa-cel, was the first treatment to be licensed using gene-editing tool Crispr, which ...

31 Jan 2025 at 12:30

Mother’s delight as gene therapy offers hope to three-year-old

A child with a life-threatening disease has become the youngest in the UK to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy. Three-year-old Gunreet Kaur has a rare inherited condition that affects children’s physical, mental ...

25 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Breakthrough gene therapy gives boy with ‘death sentence’ disease a normal life

A boy with an ultra-rare immune disease which can carry a “death sentence” is living a normal life after taking part in a groundbreaking gene therapy trial. Four-year-old Eisa Hussain now enjoys playing football ...

30 Apr 2025 at 22:00

Gene-editing offers hope for people with potentially fatal hereditary disorder

A breakthrough gene therapy could offer hope to people with a potentially fatal hereditary condition, new research suggests. A single treatment of a gene-editing therapy has transformed the lives of a group of ...

31 Jan 2024 at 22:00

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