‘Saviour sibling’ transplant saves British girl’s life

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl’s life has been saved following a transplant from a so-called saviour sibling in a first for British medicine.

The youngster was treated for bone marrow failure using cells donated after her parents tested IVF embryos to produce a tissue-matched younger brother.

Megan’s mother Katie Matthews told BBC News her son Max had “completed” the family and helped his sister become a “bubbly and healthy girl”.