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First Brain-Delivered Gene Therapy Approved for AADC Deficiency

— Novel treatment is indicated for children and adults with the rare disorder

FDA APPROVED eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq (Kebilidi) over a computer rendering of nerve cells.

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Observational study points to genetic risk allele dose-response

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Novel Research Details Incidence of Ploidy Abnormalities

Testing could be useful for older women at higher risk

Oct 25, 2024
ASRM over a photo of Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.
Gene-Editing Therapy Reduced Attacks in Hereditary Angioedema

Single infusion also reduced total plasma kallikrein protein levels versus placebo

Oct 24, 2024
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First Cases of New Neurology Syndrome Identified

Long non-coding RNA implicated in human disease

Oct 23, 2024
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Evidence of Durable Vision Improvement With Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Significant improvement beyond 100 weeks after single injection of mutation-agnostic MCO-010

Oct 22, 2024
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Gene Therapy Details Revealed in Duchenne Trial

Differences between delandistrogene moxeparvovec and placebo emerge in secondary outcomes

Oct 18, 2024
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Allele May Heighten Risk of Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Finding on HLA-DRB1*01:03 supports need for more and earlier genetic studies

Oct 15, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Effective, but Comes With Blood Cancer Risk

10% of patients in trials leading to eli-cel's approval developed MDS or AML

Oct 09, 2024
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FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers

Higher risk for ever use, increasing duration of use but no increase in BRCA2 carriers

Oct 07, 2024
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Second Drug OK'd for Ultra-Rare Neurodegenerative Disease

FDA approves levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for Niemann-Pick disease type C

Sep 25, 2024
FDA APPROVED levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) over a computer rendering of mutating DNA.
First Drug Approved for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

Arimoclomol (Miplyffa) greenlit for ultra-rare genetic disorder

Sep 20, 2024
FDA APPROVED arimoclomol (Miplyffa) over a computer rendering of a strand of DNA.
New Genetic Analysis of Animals in Wuhan Market in 2019 May Help Find COVID's Origin

Findings "shift the dial more in favor of an animal origin," said one expert

Sep 19, 2024
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RFK Jr. Helping Trump Pick CDC Chief; Excess COVID Death Lingers; Turmoil at 23andMe

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Sep 19, 2024
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