Will it change the face of medicine? A revolutionary new treatment has saved one little boy’s life. Now some hope it might save others — and even end genetic disorders forever.
Boy ‘defies odds’ with new gene therapy
Ground-breaking research: Oliver Chu, known as Ollie, is the first of five young children with Hunter syndrome, medically known as Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II), to be part of the Central Manchester University Hospital study.
Glossary
Genes - Sections of DNA strands that act as a kind of instruction manual for a human being. There is still a great deal we do not understand about how they work.
Genetic disorder - A health problem caused by abnormalities in a person's genetic make-up.
Gene Therapy - A medical treatment that aims to fix or replace a faulty gene to treat or cure a genetic disease.
Experimental - Based on new methods, theories, or substances that have not been proven or are still being tested to see what effects they have.
Collapsed - Suddenly failed, fallen, or given way.
Resigned - To accept something unpleasant without protest, or to leave a job or position by formally notifying your employer.