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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laura Ungar

Baby born with rare life-threatening disorder makes medical history

KJ Muldoon, center, sits with his siblings after a follow-up dose of an experimental gene editing treatment at the hospital in April 2025 - (Chloe Dawson/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia via AP)

A baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder is thriving after receiving a groundbreaking, personalised gene-editing treatment.

The experimental therapy, crafted specifically for his condition, corrected a minute yet crucial error in his genetic code, offering hope for others with similarly rare diseases.

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