pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2021

Europe market has proved so hostile to gene therapies when it comes to pricing and reimbursement for gene therapies that bluebird bio has decided to quit the market altogether, according to Andrew Obenshain, president of its severe genetic diseases unit. That process is also due to complete before year-end, said Leschly.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR. pyogenes dCas9.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The biotech said that the US regulator ordered the pause on the study after liver tumours were seen in mice given the therapy in preclinical testing. PKU is a rare genetic disease that manifests at birth and is marked by an inability to break down phenylalanine, an amino acid that is commonly found in many foods.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells without editing the genetic sequence itself. These modifications regulate gene expression without altering the sequence or structure of DNA.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

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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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 18, 2020

(NASDAQ:CDXC) today highlighted a new study published in The European Molecular Biology Organization Journal looking at the effect of nicotinamide riboside (NR) on maintaining telomeres, the protective regions at the end of DNA strands. Telomeres are “caps” at the end of chromosomes that protect DNA from getting worn away as cells replicate.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 3, 2021

SMA is a rare, genetic neuromuscular disease caused by a lack of a functional SMN1 gene, resulting in the irreversible loss of motor neurons, affecting muscle functions, including breathing, swallowing and basic movement.

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