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Families of the 'Bubble Babies:' Tears and Joy at News of Impending Revival of a Clinical Trial to Cure Their Children

Families of the 'Bubble Babies:' Tears and Joy at News of Impending Revival of a Clinical Trial to Cure Their Children

UCLA to lead the trial with $5.8 million from the California stem cell agency

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Monica Nava and Clementine — photo courtesy of the family

Tears, laughter and “amazing feelings” filled households this week of families with children afflicted with the “bubble baby” disease as they heard that a clinical trial to cure their children is being resumed.

“Out-of-the-world news” was the subject line description on an email from Andrea Fernand…

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