Novel genetic disease claim struck out: A and M v University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (High Court, 15 April 2016 Judge McKenna)

Mr X suffers from a genetic disease known as AMN, which adversely impacts upon the white matter of the brain. A and B are, or were, second cousins of X. A suffers from Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) the childhood version of AMN, as did B until his death on 26 April 2012. Both A and B were diagnosed with ALD in 2006. In brief, it was alleged that the condition suffered by X should has been diagnosed by the trust earlier and that this would, in turn, have led to an earlier diagnosis of the condition in both A and B, leading to significantly better outcomes for both of them.