University of Ottawa: Rare, Deadly Genetic Disease Successfully Treated in Utero for First Time
November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Ottawa issued the following news release:
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Toddler Thriving After Deaths of Siblings with Same Disorder
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Using a protocol developed at UC San Francisco, physicians have successfully treated a fetus with a devastating genetic disorder for the first time, and the child is now thriving as a one-year-old, a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
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Toddler Thriving After Deaths of Siblings with Same Disorder
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Using a protocol developed at UC San Francisco, physicians have successfully treated a fetus with a devastating genetic disorder for the first time, and the child is now thriving as a one-year-old, a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
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