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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