STAT+: FDA approves first treatment for Rett syndrome, a genetic neurological disease
STAT News
MARCH 11, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for Rett syndrome, a genetic disease mostly affecting girls that causes severe neurologic impairments, robbing them of the ability to communicate or control muscle movement. The new drug, called Daybue, is made by Acadia Pharmaceuticals.
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