LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The family of a 9-year-old New Albany girl with an incurable disease hopes experimental trials at a Chicago hospital will provide a chance to overcome the fatal condition.
Zoey Alford was diagnosed in August 2023 with Niemann Pick Type-C. It’s a rare inherited disease that causes damage to the nervous system over time. The fatal disease is caused by abnormal processing in body tissues of fatty substances (lipids), particularly cholesterol.
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