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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the go-ahead for the first-in-human dosing of Cure Rare Disease’s (CRD) investigational genome-editing therapeutic for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Dosing of a single patient with the treatment, dubbed CRD-TMH-001, will happen soon at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical…
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Under an agreement with the Broad Institute, Sarepta Therapeutics has acquired an exclusive license to the gene therapy vector MyoAAV in potentially treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and several other neuromuscular and cardiac indications. MyoAAV is a new vector for delivering genetic therapies to cells, with evidence that…
A total of 30 patient advocacy groups working to further understanding and the needs of people living with rare diseases have been selected to receive a Horizon Therapeutics‘ #RAREis Global Advocate Grant. Winners of this year’s inaugural awards are spread across nine countries and represent a total of 29 rare…
Columnist Hawken Miller’s first experience with COVID-19 recovery afforded him the opportunity to bring his stress level down and rest.
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Becoming educated and informed about muscular dystrophy is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
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There is no cure for muscular dystrophy yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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