Researchers Are Trying to Understand the Link Between Specific Genetic Variants and Symptoms in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Researchers Are Trying to Understand the Link Between Specific Genetic Variants and Symptoms in Neurofibromatosis Type 1

An international study led by researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham has investigated the link between a specific genetic mutation underlying neurofibromatosis type 1, and the symptoms patients with…

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Orphan Drug Designation Has Been Awarded to Selumetinib for the Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Orphan Drug Designation Has Been Awarded to Selumetinib for the Treatment of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

The European Medicines Agency has awarded Orphan Drug designation to selumetinib for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1. You can read the source press release here, on Merck’s website. About…

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The First Double Face Transplant Has Just Been Performed on a Neurofibromatosis Patient in France
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The First Double Face Transplant Has Just Been Performed on a Neurofibromatosis Patient in France

A man in France has been the first person to ever receive two face transplants, reports the BBC. After Jérôme Hamon’s first transplant was rejected he underwent a second transplant…

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This Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Just Got Orphan Drug Designation
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This Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Just Got Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from Business Wire, selumetinib, a drug in development for the treatment for neurofibromatosis type 1, was recently granted Orphan Drug Designation by the Food and Drug…

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