A Treatment for a Genetic Disease Improves a Toddler’s Life

 

Pompe disease can cause significant organ damage in babies. Death often comes in the second year of life. This rare genetic disorder can hide well. A normal baby can have it and suffer from it unless doctors detect it early. The treatment often begins after birth. But this would be too late to repair the organ damage during the baby’s time in the womb.

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