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Ionis Pharmaceuticals has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to approve its lead drug candidate inotersen to treat hereditary TTR amyloidosis (ATTR), also known as…
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Alnylam Set to Seek Regulatory Approval for Patisiran With Robust Findings in Phase 3 FAP Trial
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, together with its partner Sanofi Genzyme, has now released the full results from the Phase 3 trial of patisiran — a…
Children’s National Health System no longer treats just kids. Its Rare Disease Institute, launched in April 2017, has partnered with the National Organization for…
Patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) appear to have intact reproductive capacity, even when they have undergone a liver transplant or receive treatment with Vyndaqel…
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Extra copies of DNA in energy-producing cell components known as mitochondria play a role in the development of the Val30Met-mutation form of familial amyloid polyneuropathy,…
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