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flag Nine-year-old Andy Cash cured of rare immune disorder via gene therapy, enabling normal life and vaccinations.

flag Nine-year-old Andy Cash from Portlaoise, diagnosed with ADA-SCID at three weeks old, has achieved life-changing results from a gene therapy trial at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. flag The rare immune disorder, which left him vulnerable to fatal infections, was treated through a groundbreaking therapy that corrected his genetic defect using his own cells. flag Of 62 patients in the UK-US trial, 95% achieved long-term cure, enabling normal immune function and routine vaccinations. flag Andy, now able to live freely, socialize, and box, represents a major advance in treating genetic diseases.

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