Body Bound by Earth, Mind Master of the Cosmos: My Journey with LGMD2R
My name is A. Sabesan. I am 25 years old, living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Up until the age of 18, my life was completely ordinary. But at 19,…
My name is A. Sabesan. I am 25 years old, living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Up until the age of 18, my life was completely ordinary. But at 19,…
When I was seven, my parents were trying to understand why I was becoming ill. I spent time in hospitals and underwent painful muscle biopsies. Doctors knew I had a…
“For people living with a progressive rare disease, time is measured differently. Research and clinical trials can take years while patients continue to lose strength and function,” said Kathryn Bryant…
On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took decisive action against Sarepta Therapeutics following the deaths of three individuals who had received the company’s gene therapy…
According to a story from BioPharma Dive, the drug company BridgeBio has been working on the development of a new treatment for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a rare disease. At the…
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In a press release from late May 2021, AAV gene therapy company and Bayer AG subsidiary Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. ("AskBio") shared that the FDA approved its Investigational New Drug (IND)…
According to a story from One News Page, the biopharmaceutical company BridgeBio Pharma and its affiliate ML Bio Solutions have recently announced that dosing has begun in its phase 2…
In a recent press release, biotechnology company Sarepta Therapeutics announced positive findings from their clinical trial studying SRP-9003 as a treatment for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) type 2E. This…
According to a story from BioPharma Dive, the drug company Sarepta Therapeutics is pushing forward with its plans to develop a gene therapy for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). The company…