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Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial

Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes

Oct 18, 2024
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Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies

Oct 15, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Effective, but Comes With Blood Cancer Risk

10% of patients in trials leading to eli-cel's approval developed MDS or AML

Oct 09, 2024
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FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers

Higher risk for ever use, increasing duration of use but no increase in BRCA2 carriers

Oct 07, 2024
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Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Sep 25, 2024
FDA APPROVED levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) over a computer rendering of mutating DNA.
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder

Sep 20, 2024
FDA APPROVED arimoclomol (Miplyffa) over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
New Genetic Analysis of Animals in Wuhan Market in 2019 May Help Find COVID's Origin

Findings "shift the dial more in favor of an animal origin," said one expert

Sep 19, 2024
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Novel Drug Reduced Triglycerides, Risk of Pancreatitis in Persistent Chylomicronemia

Benefits seen in patients with and without a genetic diagnosis

Sep 03, 2024
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A Miss for Steroid-Toting Red Blood Cells in Ataxia Telangiectasia

Phase III trial falls short of efficacy target, but positive signal emerges in younger kids

Aug 23, 2024
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FDA Advisors Mostly Convinced Arimoclomol Works for Rare Genetic Disorder

If approved, this would be the first drug for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Aug 03, 2024
FDA ADCOMM arimoclomol over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
FDA Panel to Consider Arimoclomol for Rare Genetic Disorder

This is the second time the drug has been submitted to the FDA for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Aug 01, 2024
FDA ADCOMM arimoclomol over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations

Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume

Jul 18, 2024
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