The gene therapy will hugely improve Afra's quality of life. Reem Mohammed / The National
Afra suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a complex disease that can be stopped with genetic treatment. Courtesy: SKMC
A specialised team of paediatric neurologists at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) successfully treated 17-month-old Afra who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy. Courtesy: SKMC
The clinicians used a range of advanced treatments, including a gene therapy medicine brought in from abroad. Courtesy: SKMC
Doctors diagnosed Afra's condition quickly, after her mother noticed she was making abnormal movements when she was only three months old. Reem Mohammed / The National
The gene therapy will hugely improve Afra's quality of life. Reem Mohammed / The National
Afra suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a complex disease that can be stopped with genetic treatment. Courtesy: SKMC
A specialised team of paediatric neurologists at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) successfully treated 17-month-old Afra who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy. Courtesy: SKMC
The clinicians used a range of advanced treatments, including a gene therapy medicine brought in from abroad. Courtesy: SKMC
Doctors diagnosed Afra's condition quickly, after her mother noticed she was making abnormal movements when she was only three months old. Reem Mohammed / The National
The gene therapy will hugely improve Afra's quality of life. Reem Mohammed / The National
