A young kiwi patient will be one of the first to be treated with a radical new treatment for a rare disease. 

The drug will be used to target muscle cells and silence a gene which causes Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.

Neurologist and trial lead Richard Roxburgh says the method is promising.



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A young kiwi patient will be one of the first to be treated with a radical new treatment for a rare disease. 
The drug will be used to target muscle cells and silence a gene which causes Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
Neurologist and trial lead Richard Roxburgh says the method is promising.
 
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