Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Groundbreaking UK gene therapy offers hope after progress of three-year-old

Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndromeDoctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in the first boy to receive the treatment.Three-year-old Oliver Chu from California became the first patient to have the therapy nine months ago as part of a clinical trial run by researchers in Manches…

Boy, 3, with rare condition defies odds after world-first treatment in Manchester - Manchester Evening News

"Every time we talk about it I want to cry because it's just so amazing."

Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy

Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.