Bioscience Companies in Ohio Take Aim at Rare Diseases
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Bioscience Companies in Ohio Take Aim at Rare Diseases

According to a story from BioPortfolio, Rare Disease Day, which took place on February 28th, 2019, serves as a time of reflection on the progress that has been made in…

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New Collaborative Effort Will Test a Potential Treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome
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New Collaborative Effort Will Test a Potential Treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome

According to a story from Market Screener the biotechnology company Bioblast Pharma has announced a new partnership with Team Sanfilippo a nonprofit foundation which is committed to medical research related…

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Licensing Agreement Struck for an Experimental Sanfilippo Syndrome Drug
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Licensing Agreement Struck for an Experimental Sanfilippo Syndrome Drug

According to a story from publicnow.com, the drug development company Sarepta Therapeutics recently announced that is has completed negotiations for a licensing agreement with Lysogene, a biopharmaceutical company. This agreement…

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After Reviewing Publications About MPS III, Researchers Say More Studies Need to be Carried Out
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After Reviewing Publications About MPS III, Researchers Say More Studies Need to be Carried Out

Researchers have carried out a literature review to investigate MPS III. After reviewing forty-six papers, they concluded that more research needs to be carried out. You can find the original study…

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An Algorithm That Uses Facial Features to Diagnose Sanfilippo Syndrome Type-B Has Been Developed
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An Algorithm That Uses Facial Features to Diagnose Sanfilippo Syndrome Type-B Has Been Developed

Collaboration between the FDNA, the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, and the Jonah’s Just Begun Foundation has led to technology that successfully recognises the facial phenotype (observable characteristics) of patients with mucopolysaccharidosis…

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A Gene Therapy Being Developed for Sanfilippo Syndrome Has Been Granted RMAT status in the US.
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A Gene Therapy Being Developed for Sanfilippo Syndrome Has Been Granted RMAT status in the US.

A gene therapy being developed as a treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome has just been awarded Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) status in the US, reports GlobalGenes. Sanfilippo syndrome is a…

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The Merrill Family Faces the Challenges of Sanfilippo Syndrome Every Day. Now They Are Fundraising to Help Others
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The Merrill Family Faces the Challenges of Sanfilippo Syndrome Every Day. Now They Are Fundraising to Help Others

According to a story from tapinto.net, the Merrill family was crushed upon learning that their five-year-old daughter Leila was born with Sanfilippo syndrome, a lysosomal storage disease that ultimately causes…

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