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The legal ruling that banned a UK couple from creating a tissue-matched baby to save the life of their sick son was overturned by the Court of Appeal. The latest twist in the high-profile case means Raj and Shahana Hashmi can now attempt to create a sibling whose tissue is suitable for transplantation to their four-year-old son Zain. Zain suffers from the genetic blood disorder beta-thalassaemia. Currently his life is prolonged by 12-hour infusions of an iron treatment, five nights a week. However this is slowly poisoning Zain's body. A bone marrow transplant would cure Zain, but no suitable donor has been found. The Hashmis had gained permission from the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to create a tissue-matched baby free of the disease and use stem cells from its umbilical cord to treat Zain...
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