ICYMI: Researchers Discover New Genetic Disorder When Linking CCR2 Deficiency to Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
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ICYMI: Researchers Discover New Genetic Disorder When Linking CCR2 Deficiency to Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Anna-Lena Neehus of the Imagine Institute at Paris Cité University was searching through genomic data from over 15,000 patients. She wanted to understand how and whether genetic deficiencies contributed to…

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aPAP ClearPath Blood Test Helps Physicians Diagnose Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
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aPAP ClearPath Blood Test Helps Physicians Diagnose Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

In December 2023, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Savara Inc. announced that the company had launched a serum-based blood test to aid in diagnosing autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). While aPAP is…

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Twenty-two Months Old With a Rare Disease and COVID-19 Then a “Lung Washing”

According to a recent article in the International Business Times, a twenty-two-month-old girl living in Odisha, India was diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The disease causes respiration difficulties due to…

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This Drug Just Earned Orphan Drug Designation for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
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This Drug Just Earned Orphan Drug Designation for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

According to a story from BioSpace, the biotechnology company Partner Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to the company's…

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