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Vyjuvek Gets FDA Nod as First Topical Gene Therapy for Rare Skin Disease

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Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical gene therapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). As a topical treatment, it is also the first readily redosable gene therapy.

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After Daybue’s Approval: Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ Next Steps for the Rett Syndrome Community

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Caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene located on the X chromosome, Rett syndrome is primarily an X-linked disorder; however, there have been rare cases of boys being affected, usually with more severe symptoms due to the absence of a second X chromosome. Dr. Bishop: Rett syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the MECP2 gene.

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Stoke Therapeutics Announces Presentations Related to the Company’s Work to Advance STK-001, the First Potential New Medicine to Target the Underlying Cause of Dravet Syndrome at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2020 Annual Meeting

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Targeted Augmentation of Nuclear Gene Output (TANGO) of SCN1A Reduces Seizures and Rescues Parvalbumin Positive Interneuron Firing Frequency in a Mouse Model of Dravet Syndrome. December 5, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM; Platform A: Translational Research / Genetics. 4, 2020 14:57 UTC. BEDFORD, Mass.–( Translational Research / 2B.