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Alyftrek: Vertex Expands Cystic Fibrosis Treatment with Triple-Action Combo

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CF is a progressive genetic disease caused by defective CFTR proteins, which are crucial for regulating salt and water movement in cells. The CFTR gene itself is complex, with over 2,000 known mutations. The CFTR gene itself is complex, with over 2,000 known mutations.

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Rare genetic disease caused by mutations in protein that controls RNA metabolism

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Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2021 – In a paper published today in Nature Communications, an international group of collaborators led by researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have identified a genetic cause of a rare neurological disorder marked by developmental delay and loss of coordination, or ataxia.

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MiNA and BioMarin partner to speed development of RNAa therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

MiNA Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and option licensing agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical to speed up the development of therapeutic ribonucleic acid activation (RNAa) candidates to treat rare genetic diseases. The new deal excludes oncology and other therapeutic areas outside the scope of genetic disease.

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FDA slaps clinical hold on BioMarin’s PKU gene therapy

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BioMarin Pharma has had another setback in its gene therapy development programme, announcing this morning that the FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of its candidate for phenylketonuria (PKU) on hold while it investigates a safety signal.

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CNIO researchers shed light on the maturation of spliceosome, a cellular process involved in certain types of cancer

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Alternative Splicing is an extraordinarily complex process that requires the coordinated action of multiple proteins, each specialised in very specific functions. These proteins are assembled and matured, forming a kind of consortium of proteins that perform these gene reading functions.

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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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Sarepta says early filing for DMD gene therapy is back on

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Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023. The post Sarepta says early filing for DMD gene therapy is back on appeared first on.