Experimental Treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B Gets Fast Track Designation
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Experimental Treatment for Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B Gets Fast Track Designation

According to a story from finanznachrichten.de, the biopharmaceutical company Abeona Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced that its experimental medical product ABO-101 has earned Fast Track designation from the US Food and…

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Patient Worthy is Excited to Announce a New Partnership with The B.L.A.I.R. Connection!

A New Partnership Patient Worthy is honored and excited to announce our new partnership with The B.L.A.I.R. Connection. The B.L.A.I.R. Connection was founded by Grey Chapin who knows firsthand what…

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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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A Father Shares the Emotional Reality of Raising a Child with Sanfilippo Syndrome
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A Father Shares the Emotional Reality of Raising a Child with Sanfilippo Syndrome

Terrence Merrill shares the challenging emotional realities of raising a child with Sanfilippo syndrome. You can read more background about the Merrill's battle against this rare disease in our article here.…

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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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We’re On the Way to Treating an Untreatable Condition
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We’re On the Way to Treating an Untreatable Condition

Lysogene, a biopharmaceutical company, announced at the end of May that enrollment in SAMOS (Sanfilippo A Multinational Observational Study) was completed. This is extremely exciting news for Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS…

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