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A Pediatrician Living with Gaucher Disease: Chuck Goodman
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A Pediatrician Living with Gaucher Disease: Chuck Goodman

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Gaucher Disease

Parents and doctors were concerned about Chuck Goodman's health from an early age. In fact, they thought he had a deadly case of childhood leukemia. At around age five, Chuck…

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RDLA Webinar: Panel on Lame Duck Session and 2023
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RDLA Webinar: Panel on Lame Duck Session and 2023

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Rare Disease

On December 8, 2022, the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates (RDLA) hosted their monthly webinar. These webinar help provide updates to the rare disease community on legislation and other policy initiatives…

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How InfanDx is Changing the HIE Landscape
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How InfanDx is Changing the HIE Landscape

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a type of brain dysfunction or brain injury that occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen during fetal or neonatal stages. Treatment options are…

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In Utero Enzyme Treatment Saved Girl with Pompe Disease
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In Utero Enzyme Treatment Saved Girl with Pompe Disease

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Pompe Disease

Unfortunately, life has not always been kind to Zahid Bashir and Sobia Qureshi. The couple lost two children to Pompe disease, a rare genetic disease caused by GAA gene mutations.…

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Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Trial for Pompe Disease Now Enrolling
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Carbon-13 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Trial for Pompe Disease Now Enrolling

  • Post author:Jessica Lynn
  • Post published:December 14, 2022
  • Post category:Pompe Disease

  Those living with diseases like Pompe disease and McArdle disease have genetic mutations which prevent their bodies from adequately breaking down glycogen, a type of complex sugar found at…

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