The Chinese dad making medicine to treat his dying son

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Menkes Syndrome is more prevalent in boys than girls, and it is estimated one in 100,000 babies are born with the disease globally according to organisation Rare Diseases.

There is little information or data available but Xu said pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest as the treatment"does not have commercial value and its user group is small."

The company's chief scientist Bruce Lahn described it as"a rare disease among rare diseases" and said they were inspired after learning about Xu's family.Xu has even been contacted by other parents whose children have been diagnosed with Menkes, asking him to make treatment for their relatives too -- something he has refused.

 

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