The Facebook Post That Changed Our Daughter’s Life
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share this story, submitted to us by Richard Poulin III. Late one night, a seemingly ordinary Facebook post changed the course of our…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is honored to share this story, submitted to us by Richard Poulin III. Late one night, a seemingly ordinary Facebook post changed the course of our…
In November 2022, the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec) for the treatment of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. The product, which…
When Richard Poulin's daughter Rylae-Ann was born, it wasn't long before he and his wife began to wonder if something was wrong. They both felt confident in understanding the…
When Rylae-Ann was one year old, her parents had to hold her in an upright position at night in order for her to breathe. Rylae-Ann had a rare genetic disease,…
For months, those within the rare disease community have been watching to see whether Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec) would be approved for use within the European Union. In fact, in…
PTC Therapeutics Inc. has just announced that their gene therapy called Upstaza has received a positive opinion from the EMA. After the therapy is ratified by the European Commission (EC),…
Recently, biopharmaceutical company PTC Therapeutics, Inc. performed a five-year data analysis to evaluate the continued safety, efficacy, and tolerability of PTC-AADC. The company developed this novel gene therapy to improve…
PTC Therapeutics has just announced data from the very first study which examined how taking care of a child diagnosed with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency can impact caregivers.…