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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

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In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. Giving participants something in return.

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FDA approval to Keytruda and Lenvima; FibroGen’s Roxadustat; Pfizer’s TICOVAC; Ipsen’s Palovarotene; Jazz Pharma’s Xywav; Seagen-RemeGen’s Cancer Medicine

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Food and Drug Administration gave a red flag to FibroGen’s anemia pill roxadustat, for the use in patients suffering from kidney diseases owing to safety concerns that arose after results, which in turn are concluded for the presentation of further clinical studies to assess safety for future medicinal use.

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Trends in Human Health Management: A Journey through Time

Roots Analysis

Literary and archaeological evidences suggest that diseases have plagued living organisms since the beginning of time. Whether it was a common cold or a genetic disease, prayers and sacrifices to the gods were the only hope of a remedy at such times.

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FDA Approves Imcivree (setmelanotide) for Chronic Weight Management in Patients with Obesity Due to POMC, PCSK1 or LEPR Deficiency

The Pharma Data

Nasdaq:RYTM), a biopharmaceutical company aimed at developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of rare genetic diseases of obesity, announced today that the U.S. With this approval, Imcivree becomes the first-ever FDA approved therapy for these rare genetic diseases of obesity. BOSTON, Nov.

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New research begins to write the rules on CRISPR activation

Drug Discovery World

For example, genes that contain H3K9me3 repressing regulators, and therefore are shielded from activation, showed greater variation in response. They also discovered that CRISPRa could achieve the same overexpression levels that are necessary to drive significant changes in cell state and cause them to differentiate.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.

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GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex Receives Approval for Second Rare Disease Indication

XTalks

Epidiolex is the only FDA-approved formulation that contains CBD derived from the cannabis plant. CBD is the most abundant non-psychoactive cannabinoid compound found in the cannabis plant, making up about 40 percent of the plant’s extract, which contains over 100 different cannabinoid compounds.