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An Experimental Gene Therapy for Gaucher Disease has Earned Orphan Drug Designation
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An Experimental Gene Therapy for Gaucher Disease has Earned Orphan Drug Designation

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Gaucher Disease

According to a story from pharmanewsdaily.com, the gene therapy company Avrobio has recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to AVR-RD-02, an…

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In the Caribbean, Rare Mutations Dominate for Cystic Fibrosis
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In the Caribbean, Rare Mutations Dominate for Cystic Fibrosis

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis

According to a story from scienceblog.com, a recent study has revealed that large portion of cystic fibrosis cases recorded in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico are linked to genetic…

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N-of-1: Clinical Trials for One Person; A Solution or an Impractical Workload?

N-of-1: Clinical Trials for One Person; A Solution or an Impractical Workload?

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Rare Disease

  The concept of N-of-1, or personalization of clinical care, originated in the 1980s according to an article in The Scientist. It began with a sixty-five-year-old Ontario man who was…

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FDA Approves a New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
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FDA Approves a New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Multiple Sclerosis

According to a story from tmcnet.com, Alkermes plc and Biogen, Inc. have recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for multiple sclerosis.…

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New Information Brought to Light on Fecal Transplant Death
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New Information Brought to Light on Fecal Transplant Death

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Rare Disease

According to a story from NBC News, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an announcement during the summer detailing a patient death linked to the use of fecal…

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Potential Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Shows Capability in Clinical Trial
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Potential Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Shows Capability in Clinical Trial

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Uncategorized

According to a story from cancernetwork.com, the experimental drug selumetinib, which is currently licensed to AstraZeneca, has showed positive results in the phase 2 clinical trial. In this study, the…

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Virginia Tech Super Fan With Rare Disease Uses Twitter to Show Her Love

Virginia Tech Super Fan With Rare Disease Uses Twitter to Show Her Love

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

What started as an outing to a Virginia Tech event blossomed into the mutual love between a young girl with a rare disease and the Virginia Tech sports community (aka…

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Lena Dunham is Candid and Playful Revealing Her Struggles With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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Lena Dunham is Candid and Playful Revealing Her Struggles With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

  • Post author:Sunniva Bean
  • Post published:November 5, 2019
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Recently, different celebrities have been making their chronic conditions public via social media. Lena Dunham was motivated for a similar reason to Billie Eilish, who revealed she has Tourette syndrome,…

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Finding Light Through Story-The Power of Ambassadorship in the Endometrial Cancer Community
*cancer that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body. GEJ= gastroesophageal junction (where the esophagus joins the stomach)
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