Bangaluru: 17 February 2021 (PTI) Fourteen-month-old Fatima faced a bleak future afflicted with a killer muscular disorder, but a Rs 16 crore ‘revolutionary’ gene therapy she underwent at a city hospital after winning a ‘lottery’ has given her a new lease of life. Fatima, daughter of Mohammed Basil and Khadija from Bhatkal town in the .
14-month-old lottery winner with killer disease gets new life after expensive therapy in Bengaluru
14-month-old lottery winner with killer disease gets new life after expensive therapy in Bengaluru
A fourteen-month old, who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA, underwent a Rs 16 crore revolutionary gene therapy at a Bengaluru hospital after winning a lottery .
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The toddler was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA. (Image for representation: Reuters)
Fourteen-month-old Fatima, who was afflicted with a killer muscular disorder, is now blessed with a new lease of life after she underwent a Rs 16 crore revolutionary gene therapy at a Bengaluru hospital after winning a lottery .