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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Baby given new gene therapy in groundbreaking trial | History Defined

Tomas has become the first in the world to be treated with a new gene therapy (Handout/PA) -

A baby boy with a rare illness is making “incredible” progress after he became the first ever patient to receive a new gene therapy.

Fourteen-month-old Tomas was diagnosed with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency when he was a few weeks old.

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