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Research reveals therapeutic potential of mRNA in rare diseases

Drug Discovery World

The team, led by University College London (UCL), King’s College London and Moderna scientists, found that mRNA could be used to correct a rare genetic liver disease known as argininosuccinic aciduria in a mouse model. mRNA contains instructions that direct the cells to make proteins.

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GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex Receives Approval for Second Rare Disease Indication

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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.

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Lamzede Gets Approved for Rare Disease Alpha-Mannosidosis

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The lysosomal storage disorder is caused by mutations in the MAN2B1 gene, which codes for lysosomal alpha-mannosidase, an enzyme that degrades glycoproteins (proteins attached to sugar residues). A lack of this enzyme results in a toxic build-up of mannose-containing sugars in the cells of the body, including the central nervous system (CNS).

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Adzynma Wins FDA Approval as First Treatment for Ultra-Rare Blood Clotting Disorder cTTP

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product for prophylactic (preventive) or on‑demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), an ultra-rare blood clotting disorder.

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New Study from NIH Finds Nicotinamide Riboside Helps Improve Telomere Dysfunction in Human Cells, Mice

The Pharma Data

Telomeres degrade and shorten with age and can become excessively damaged in certain genetic diseases, as well as from lifestyle factors such as smoking, poor diet, and chronic stress. Shortening of telomeres is associated with the symptoms of aging, heart disease, DNA damage and uncontrolled cell replication, which can lead to cancer.

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

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Charlie has spent more than 26 years working on the human genome – 22 of which were spent at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, helping to assemble the human genome and trying to understand the function of the genes contained within it. Everything the project does has to be rubber-stamped by the patients,” he says.

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Charlie has spent more than 26 years working on the human genome – 22 of which were spent at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, helping to assemble the human genome and trying to understand the function of the genes contained within it. Everything the project does has to be rubber-stamped by the patients,” he says.

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