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Neurocrine Biosciences’ Crenessity Approved as First New Treatment in Decades for Rare Genetic Disorder CAH

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CAH is a group of rare genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands, which produce essential hormones like cortisol, aldosterone and androgens. It also received the FDAs rare pediatric disease priority review voucher along with the approval, which will help expedite the agencys assessment of another application.

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Shape Therapeutics-Roche’s Deal; AllStripes Raises $50M; Datavant-Real Chemistry’s Partnership; BlueWillow’s Nasal Vaccine

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Shape’s RNA editing technology could potentially modify the amount of a key regulatory protein in the body or treat genetic diseases. Through the collaboration, the companies focus on connecting clinical trial data with specialty pharmacy information, natural history, registry data, and broad claims databases.

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

In an email to this news service, João Conde, PhD, professor at NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, said advances like the mRNA vaccines serve as a testament to the breakthroughs made by science over decades of research at the junction of genetics and nanomedicine. These could feature in the next four to five years.

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Miplyffa Approved as First Treatment for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)

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It is estimated that 900 people are living with NPC in the US, of which approximately one-third have been formally diagnosed with this ultra-rare, relentlessly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease. NPC is a rare genetic disorder that leads to progressive neurological symptoms and organ dysfunction.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

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Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.