The Orchard/UCLA/CIRM Bubble Baby Saga and 20 Children: Likely Resolution This Month

Dec 07, 2021

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Andrea Fernandez is battling cancer while her son -- Jakob, The Little Fighter -- tackles ADA-SCID. He is one of the 20 children seeking the UCLA cell/gene therapy. Photo from Jakob’s Facebook page.

A long-running saga that involves 20 children whose lives could be saved by a California-financed cell/gene therapy appears to be coming quietly to a resolut…

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