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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Teenage boy revels in ‘freedom’ after £1.65 million gene-editing treatment

Adam Rehman (second left) returned to the hospital where he underwent treatment - (NHSBT/PA Wire)

A young boy, among the first in the UK to receive a revolutionary £1.65 million gene-editing treatment, has returned to the hospital where he was cared for to express his gratitude to the nurse who helped grant him new-found freedom.

Adam Rehman underwent a one-time gene therapy, Casgevy (also known as exa-cel), designed to cure the debilitating blood disorder thalassaemia.

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