Anna Lowri Roberts is one of 39 people in the UK with CLN3 Batten Disease The mother of a terminally ill 11-year-old has spoken of her heartbreak at knowing her daughter may not live past her teens.

Anna Lowri Roberts, from Sarn Mellteyrn, in Gwynedd, was diagnosed with CLN3 Batten Disease , externalin May 2022. The illness is a fatal neurological disorder that usually begins in childhood.

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Batten disease is a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that typically onsets in childhood. At just 5 years ...

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The only drug that treats children with a rare degenerative disease called Batten disease could be withdrawn within the next few months if negotiations over its price fail.

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Anna Lowri Roberts is one of 39 people in the UK with CLN3 Batten Disease [Laura Ann Roberts] ...

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