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Five-month-old baby is first NHS patient treated with million-pound drug for genetic condition

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A five-month-old baby has become the first patient in England to have been treated with a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS that can prolong the lives of children with spinal muscular atrophy.

Arthur Morgan, who was diagnosed with the condition last month, received the one-off gene therapy at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on May 25.

Zolgensma, which has a list price of £1.79 million per dose, was made available on the NHS after the health service struck a deal with manufacturers Novartis Gene Therapies in March.

Until two years ago, there weren't any treatment options available for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - the leading genetic

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