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A new hope for Batten disease

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An Australian child suffering from Batten disease has had to travel to Italy because the experimental drug to treat him has not yet been approved by Australia.


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By Domenico Gentile

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An Australian child suffering from Batten disease has had to travel to Italy because the experimental drug to treat him has not yet been approved by Australia.


The drug was administered at Rome's Bambin Gesù Hospital in the department of Dr Nicola Specchio. We first asked him to explain what Batten's disease is.


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