I think the court record is more reliable than any statements that Hirano might have made to the press afterwards.
His behavior in the Charlie Gard case may well open him up to scrutiny that he does not want. For instance, he has been “treating” kids with a different mitochondrial disease with his concoction—has the FDA reviewed and approved this “treatment”? Has his protocol been reviewed and approved by an ethics committee? Has he complied with all of the relevant regulations regarding experimentation on human subjects?
If not, then I fully understand why he would go into damage control mode now. He testified under oath that he has a financial interest in the “treatment”—that looks bad. So he makes public statements afterwards that contradict the testimony? I’m not impressed.
From the get-go, it sounded like Charlie’s parents had come into contact with an opportunist, and unfortunately were not able to recognize that fact.
i don’t see official court record ofthe Hirano testimony anywhere - just gosh statement. do you have? i think GOSH is worried about a lawsuit -