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Rare Disease Diagnosis: Why Tackling the Genomic Analysis Bottleneck is Key to Advancing Precision Medicine

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Expeditious and accurate diagnoses are necessary for patients to access healthcare services and treatment options for rare genetic diseases. Increasing the efficiency of case analysis and interpretation is essential to providing timely care for patients with genetic diseases. HS: Absolutely.

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

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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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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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Sensorion Hosting Key Opinion Leader Call with Dr. John Greinwald on Genetic Hearing Loss in Children on December 2, 2020

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He has pioneered the establishment of diagnostic evaluation algorithms for children with sensorineural hearing loss and developed a next generation sequencing platform to determine the genetic causes of hearing loss in children. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning Sensorion and its business.

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Abacus Medicine Pharma Services and Laboratoires CTRS extend partnership to improve access to Orphacol® in Spain

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Orphacol® is a pharmaceutical product containing cholic acid, a substance found in the bile, which is used to digest fats. Orphacol® is used to treat adults and children who suffer from Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders (BASD), a genetic abnormality that makes them unable to produce bile.

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Eloxx Pharmaceuticals to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on November 5, 2020

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As a consequence, patients with premature stop codon diseases have reduced or eliminated protein production from the mutation bearing allele accounting for some of the most severe phenotypes in these genetic diseases. These premature stop codons have been identified in over 1,800 rare and ultra-rare diseases.

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Lamzede Gets Approved for Rare Disease Alpha-Mannosidosis

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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). The disease usually clearly presents between birth and childhood, though it is often not recognized and patients can be undiagnosed and untreated for long periods.