Oli-Jay Morris, two, was diagnosed with a unique gene mutation after he suffered involuntary movements shortly after birth - and his family are now fundraising for a cure
A two-year-old boy is the only known person in the world with a deadly condition after he was diagnosed when his left arm started shaking involuntarily just hours after he was born. Oli-Jay Morris, from Haverhill, Suffolk, began suffering from involuntary movements shortly after birth, but his mum Melanie, 36, did not realise the extent of his illness until a "catastrophic" seizure shortly after his second birthday sent him into intensive care.
Weeks later - on August 20 - Oli-Jay's family were given the devastating news that their little boy had EMPF1 - a unique gene mutation medics had never encountered before and f

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