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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

Boy with ‘death sentence’ disease living a normal life after breakthrough gene therapy

Eisa Hussain during his treatment - (Family Handout/GOSH/PA Wire)

A four-year-old boy with a life-threatening immune disease is now living a normal life thanks to a pioneering gene therapy trial.

Eisa Hussain, who suffers from a severe form of leukocyte adhesion deficiency 1 (LAD-1), can now play football and attend school – milestones his family once thought impossible.

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