This Little Boy Can Finally be a ‘Typical Boy’ Thanks to This Drug

Published On: 13 June 2017

Little Beau Cosgrove was born with the Morquio A illness which affects every part of his body except his brain. There are only 21 known cases of the condition in Australia.

Read the full article, written by Libby-Jane Charleston via The Huffington Post Australia.

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This Little Boy Can Finally be a ‘Typical Boy’ Thanks to This Drug

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