# A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-decade-after-gene-therapy-children-born-with-deadly-immune-disorder-remain-healthy/
- Published: 2021-10-17T09:30:53-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Evangelina Vaccaro, above, who received the gene therapy for ADA-SCID in a clinical trial in 2012. Photo courtesy of Alysia Padilla-Vaccaro. Article by Sarah C.P. Williams. UCLA Newsroom – October 15, 2021. Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder. They now report that the effects of the therapy appear to be long-lasting, with 90% of patients who received the treatment eight to 11 years ago still disease-free. […] Click here to view original web page at newsroom.ucla.edu Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio