Gene therapy is a ray of hope for many people battling life-altering diseases. This was also the case for an 8-year-old boy, Oliver Chu, who was diagnosed with a devastating disease known as Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, also known as Hunter syndrome. What happened to Oliver, and could gene therapy help him?
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