4,800 People Waited for Hours in the Rain to See if They Were Eligible Stem Cell Donors for Little Boy with Rare Leukemia

On December 28, 2018, five-year-old Oscar Saxelby-Lee was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. Now he's in a race against time to find an eligible stem cell…

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Investigational Drug for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation
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Investigational Drug for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from Central Charts, the biopharmaceutical company Acceleron Pharma Inc. recently announced that the company's experimental drug candidate ACE-083 has earned Orphan Drug designation from the US…

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Study Testing Gene Therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Earns Funding from MDA and CMTA

According to a story from The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the organization alongside the Charot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) has awarded grant funding totaling $276,430 to a research study that will develop…

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New Resources Could Improve Drug Development for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

Ipsen has just announced that they will be acquiring Clementia Pharmaceuticals. This merging of companies is exciting for the rare community because it will strengthen the resources, knowledge-base, and overall…

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CRISPR Successfully Treats Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model
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CRISPR Successfully Treats Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model

According to a story from Fierce Biotech, the results of a year-long study examining the utility of the groundbreaking gene-editing technology CRISPR in treating the rare genetic disorder Duchenne muscular…

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