News Archivies 2007

  Il giudice piega la legge sulla fecondazione: sì ai test sugli embrioni
E due. Sono due le picconate dei giudici alla legge sulla procreazione assistita. Che vacilla sempre in fatto di diagnosi pre impianto. Prima c’è stata la clamorosa sentenza......
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23.12.2007

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  Malattie rare: l'esperta, Regioni spendono 2 mld euro 'extra' per farmaci
Quasi due miliardi di euro 'extra' per pagare e importare nel nostro Paese farmaci orfani per la terapia di malattie rare. A 'sborsarli'.....
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21.12.2007

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   Climb
   Newsletter december, 2007
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21.12.2007

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 Malattie rare: 300mila pazienti in Italia, nasce sito per informazioni 'chiare'
Un sito web realizzato dai malati rari per i malati rari. Con informazioni chiare e semplici sulle varie patologie, su dove curarsi, ma anche su quale sport praticare, ....
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20.12.2007

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  E Pollicino indica la strada delle malattie rare!
Un progetto nato dall'esigenza di sviluppare una serie di informazioni volte a portare conoscenza alle persone affette da una malattia rara. Il tutto centrato su un sito internet che ..
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20.12.2007

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  Orphanews Europe
    Newsletter
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19.12.2007

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 Avellino - Al Moscati una giornata di studio sulla Malattia di Fabry
   
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13.12.2007

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 BioMarin Announces FDA Approval for Kuvan
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.  announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Kuvan(TM) (sapropterin ...
News
13.12.2007

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 Research unveils new hope for deadly childhood disease
Investigators at the University of Rochester Medical Center have uncovered a promising drug therapy that offers a ray of hope for children with Batten disease – a rare neurodegenerative..
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12.12.2007

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 Policlinico Catania: Pronta la ludoteca realizzata dagli amici della bimba Sabrina
La Clinica Pediatrica del Policlinico avrà finalmente la sua ludoteca. Ed anche un prato verde per giocare in giardino. Un'esigenza davvero sentita, risolta con l'esclusivo intervento dei ...
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12.12.2007

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 Unrelated Cord Blood Helps Infants With Metabolic Disorders
Umbilical cord transplants from unrelated donors can benefit infants born with life-threatening metabolic disorders such as Hurler disease and Krabbe leukodystrophy
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10.12.2007

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 22-month-old girl treated at U for rare disease
As the snow fell Saturday morning, 22-month-old Krystie Karl-Steiger lay on an examination table at the Phillips-Wagensteen building where, unannounced to her,......
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06.12.2007

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 Orpha-News Europe
   Newsletter
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05.12.2007

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 MIT: Missing Protein May Be Key To Autism
A missing brain protein may be one of the culprits behind autism and other brain disorders, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report in the Dec. 6 issue of ..
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05.12.2007

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   Eurordis
  Newsletter Dicembre 2007         Newsletter December, 2007
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03.12.2007

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 Disabili gravi: una mamma lancia appello su YouTube
Perché i bambini disabili gravi non hanno garantite le pari opportunità? Perché i soldi per un ricovero in RSA si trovano sempre e per assisterli a casa no?
News
01.12.2007

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 Benefit helps local girl pay for liver transplant
When Katie Briggs came home from college in October her mom noticed something out of the ordinary."My mom noticed that I was turning ....
News
27.11.2007

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BioMarin Files Investigational New Drug Application for PEG-PAL for the Treatment of PKU
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that it has filed an investigational new drug application (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
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27.11.2007

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Teen with rare genetic disease lobbys for benefit legislation
Kenneth Allen, 18, has wanted to be the president of the United States since he was in the fourth grade and is already knee deep in politics, having helped draft a bill that personally ..
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23.11.2007

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Newborn screenings expanded
A new state law is designed to protect infants from a series of genetic and metabolic disorders by catching and treating them sooner. ...
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23.11.2007

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 OrphaNews Europe
   Newsletter
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21.11.2007

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 NZORD - the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders
   Newsletter
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20.11.2007

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 4th European Conference On Rare Diseases 2007 Lisbon
Lisbon is hosting the 4th European Conference on Rare Diseases 2007 Lisbon (ECRD 2007 Lisbon) on November 27th and 28th. The European Commission DG SANCO will use this ...
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20.11.2007

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  Malattie rare e farmaci orfani
   Notiziario dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità - Centro nazionale Malattie Rare
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15.11.2007

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Prima Tavola Rotonda italiana multidisciplinare sulla Malattia di Pompe
Una rara patologia ereditaria progressiva, multisistemica dovuta a un deficit metabolico: stiamo parlando della Malattia di Pompe - anche conosciuta con il nome di......
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15.11.2007

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Sistema di drug delivery basato su cellule staminali
Zappe, professore assistente di Ingegneria Biomedica al Carnegie Mellon, e un suo studente laureato Sasha Bakhru, stanno generando cellule staminali neurali adulte geneticamente ...
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15.11.2007

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Al Senato un disegno di legge per lo screening neonatale
Iniziativa bipartisan per prevedere diagnosi precoci neonatali obbligatorie in ambito di malattie metaboliche ereditarie. Questo l’obiettivo del disegno di legge promosso da 26 senatori di ..
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14.11.2007

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Shire expands its Human Genetic Therapies pipeline through in-licensing agreement with Amicus Therapeutics
Acquires ex-US rights for AMIGAL™, PLICERA™ and AT2220
Oral therapies based on novel chaperone technology for Lysosomal Storage Disorders..
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08.11.2007

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Finanziaria: approvati emendamenti sulla non autosufficienza
all'interno: stanziati i fondi per estendere lo screening neonatale metabolico allargato
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07.11.2007

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Bimbi con malattie rare Raccolta fondi al Buzzi
Obm Onlus, associazione dell’Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi di Milano si mobilita per la diagnosi precoce delle Malattie Metaboliche Rare (Mmr). Sindromi che a causa della loro rarità
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07.11.2007

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Expanded Access Program For Treatment Of PKU, A Rare Genetic Metabolic Disorder
Nationwide Children's Hospital has announced ts involvement in an expanded access program for sapropterin dihydrochloride, or sapropterin, an investigational treatment.....
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06.11.2007

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Gravidanza record Affetta da una grave malattia genetica dà alla luce Sofia
Francesca diventa mamma nonostante la malattia rara
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03.11.2007

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  OrphaNews Europe
   Newsletter
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30.10.2007

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Gene therapy first for children with 'Lorenzo's Oil' disorder
Doctors have for the first time successfully used gene therapy to treat children with a rare disease of the nervous system that gained worldwide recognition....
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29.10.2007

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Malattie rare: entro un anno, nascerà il registro regionale con i centri di riferimento
Entro un anno, la regione Sicilia introdurrà un registro per le malattie rare che consiglierà i centri di riferimento a cui potersi rivolgere. Questa conquista trova le sue.....
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29.10.2007

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Medicines For The Few - How Can Society Better Understand The Reality Of Medicines For Rare Diseases?
One in 33 babies is born with a rare and serious genetic disease - most of which have no treatment(1). Yet the burden of rare diseases is immense and affects millions of individuals ..
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22.10.2007

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Zucchero a doppio taglio
L’accumulo di glicogeno nei tessuti, con funzione di deposito energetico, potrebbe in realtà avere anche un aspetto negativo. Un eccesso di queste lunghe catene di glucosio, secondo...
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22.10.2007

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Couple strives to make child's life a happy one, despite rare disease that threatens their baby's life
After losing their infant son, Connor, within hours of his birth in April 2006, Melissa and Chris Ander-son were relieved to near the due date of their second baby with an absence of .....
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20.10.2007

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Video TG RAI Regione: Le Malattie Metaboliche Ereditarie, lo Screening Allargato e AMEGEP.
Video TG RAI Regione: Le Malattie Metaboliche Ereditarie, lo Screening Allargato e AMEGEP.
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13.10.2007

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New Insight Into Childhood Metabolic Disease
Glutaric acidemia type I (GA-I) is an inherited disorder similar to Huntington disease. Individuals with GA-I are unable to breakdown completely the amino acids lysine and ...
News
11.10.2007

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  OrphaNews Europe
   Newsletter
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10.10.2007

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Single gene therapy injection may correct devastating neurological disorders
 In what may lead to a new strategy to treat a host of rare but devastating congenital human neurological disorders like Tay-Sachs disease, researchers from The Children’s Hospital of ..
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09.10.2007

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   Climb
  Newsletter october 2007
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05.10.2007

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Recordati: accordo acquisto Orphan Europe, specializzato nelle malattie rare
Recordati ha annunciato venerdì sera di aver siglato un accordo per l'acquisizione di Orphan Europe, gruppo europeo specializzato nelle malattie rare, con sede a Parigi.
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01.10.2007

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   Eurordis
    Newsletter Ottobre 2007    Newsletter october 2007
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01.10.2007

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  National Gaucher Foundation
  Newsletter
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30.09.2007

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La rivoluzione di Gramos
Parte una petizione all'azienda farmaceutica Orphan Europe. Vi ricordate di Gramos? In un post di due settimane fa vi avevamo raccontato di come alcuni blog italiani fossero scesi in campo ..
News
19.09.2007

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VENETO: NUOVO HOSPICE A PADOVA PER BAMBINI TERMINALI
''Siamo di fronte ad una struttura unica in Italia, che costituisce un nuovo record di cui la sanita' veneta va orgogliosa''. Con queste parole l'assessore regionale alle politiche sanitarie....
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19.09.2007

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Per migliorare la qualità della nostra vita
Le tre Giornate di Socializzazione per Malati affetti da Patologie Rare, previste a Roma dal 21 al 23 settembre, costituiranno un momento centrale del Progetto INSIEME, iniziativa della ...
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18.09.2007

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Creare un Centro nazionale per le malattie rare: una proposta di legge alla Camera
Assegnato alla commissione Affari sociali, il testo reca la firma dell’ulivista Dorina Bianchi. Fissa tra l’altro i criteri di base per la definizione di “malattia rara”, definisce i livelli essenziali di ...
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17.09.2007

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Health officials to screen babies for more disorders
State health officials hope a new policy to screen newborns will save at least 10 babies a year. The state Board of Health today adopted a....
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14.09.2007

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Ambizioso obiettivo di raggiungere tutti i malati affetti da patologie rare
’Insieme’ per conoscere, condividere, agire per migliorare la qualità della vita è il messaggio che Uniamo FIMR diffonde ai malati affetti da patologie rare e ai loro familiari attraverso una ..
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14.09.2007

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Rochester receives $1.2 million to battle rare childhood disease
"For an orphan disease like Batten, which has such a clear-cut course of deterioration and no present cure, this grant is transformative both for these families and for us, as clinicians and ..
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12.09.2007

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SIENA, INDIVIDUATA MUTAZIONE GENETICA MALATTIA RARA
Individuata a Siena una rara forma di patologia complessa. Si tratta della mutazione genetica di una malattia chiamata Mngie ed e' stata individuata dall'equipe del policlinico ...
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12.09.2007

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La genetica al telefono
Mai più soli nella ricerca di informazioni sulle malattie genetiche. L’Irccs Burlo Garofolo di Trieste - Istituto di ricerca scientifica biomedica nel campo materno infantile - ha annunciato oggi ....
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07.09.2007

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Joy as Dylan's op fights killer disease
The family of a Belfast baby with a rare fatal illness have spoken of their relief after learning that a pioneering bone marrow transplant appears to have halted the......
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05.09.2007

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Ricerca indipendente sui farmaci: approvato il bando AIFA 2007
Il Consiglio di amministrazione dell'AIFA ha approvato il documento predisposto dalla Commissione ricerca e sviluppo relativo al Bando 2007 per la ricerca indipendente sui farmaci.
News
04.09.2007

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  CADASIL
  Newsletter
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31.08.2007

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Nuovo Meyer: da lunedì 27 agosto apre l'Ambulatorio di Odontostomatologia speciale
Un altro importante servizio del Meyer si sposta nella nuova sede al piano terra di Villa Ognissanti e raddoppia: due ambulatori  riuniti odontoiatrici, dotati di....
News
24.08.2007

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The little girl who can never be cuddled
Baby Sarah Morrison is so delicate she can break a bone just by sneezing and can never be hugged by her parents. Before she was born, Sarah suffered ....
News
21.08.2007

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Associazione A.ME.GE.P. Malattie Metaboliche e Genetiche
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21.08.2007

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  OrphaNews Europe
   Newsletter 17.08.07
News
17.08.2007

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SANITA’: REGIONE, 2 MLN EURO PER PROGRAMMI DI RICERCA
La Regione ha stanziato due milioni di euro per il programma di ricerca sanitaria finalizzata. I fondi quest’anno saranno usati, ......
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17.08.2007

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New Newborn Screening Technology Revives Old Controversies
In 1961, Robert Guthrie developed a method to test newborns for phenylketonuria, or PKU – a genetic disorder that prevents the body from processing a protein found in almost all food..
News
13.08.2007

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Parents' dismay over Scots NHS drug ban
AMILIES of children with a rare disease were devastated yesterday after a drug commonly available in England was rejected for use on the NHS in Scotland. ...
News
13.08.2007

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Positive Kuvan(TM) Pivotal Phase 3 Trial Results Published in The Lancet
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that final results from the Kuvan(TM) (sapropterin dihydrochloride) pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial .....
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13.08.2007

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Giunta regionale vuole centro conservazione sangue cordonale a Terni
E' stata avanzata alla Giunta regionale la richiesta di realizzare all'ospedale 'Santa Maria' di Terni un Centro di riferimento regionale per la conservazione delle cellule staminali da ...
News
02.08.2007

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Ricerca: bando dell'Aifa per le malattie rare
Il Consiglio di amministrazione dell'AIFA ha approvato ieri il documento predisposto dalla Commissione ricerca e sviluppo relativo al Bando 2007 per la ricerca indipendente......
News
02.08.2007

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Farmaci e prodotti dietetici salvavita
Farmaci e prodotti dietetici salvavita verranno somministrati gratuitamente a tutti i bambini siciliani affetti da rare malattie che colpiscono il metabolismo. È grazie al decreto del 14 giugno.
News
02.08.2007

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  CLIMB
  Newsletter August 2007
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02.08.2007

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Combination Therapy Stops Loss Of Kidney Function In Rare Genetic Disease
A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs--an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme...
News
27.07.2007

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Kuvan Receives Priority Review Status from FDA
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing ....
News
25.07.2007

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Two Boys Fight For Life
On the playground, 6-year-old Tucker and 3-year-old Gauge play like normal boys. But they both have a very abnormal disease called Hunter's Syndrome.....
News
24.07.2007

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Quest Diagnostics Announces New Testing Technique for Improved Diagnosis of Metabolic And Nutritional Disorders
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced a new, proprietary diagnostic testing technique to ..
News
24.07.2007

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 Pittsburgh hospital performs a rare liver transplant
A 9-year-old boy suffering from a rare liver disease received a donor liver and then had his old liver transplanted into a 24-year-old man in a rare operation known as a domino transplant.
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24.07.2007

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 ACMG recognizes progress made in newborn screening
In support of the latest March of Dimes Newborn Screening Report Card, the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) strongly urges every state to require complete...
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24.07.2007

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 Al policlinico Gemelli un progetto pilota per l'assistenza alle disabilità congenite
Dopo anni di attesa da parte dei genitori, è finalmente realtà la struttura, unica in Italia. Particolare attenzione è dedicata alle patologie neuro-muscolari pediatriche
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22.07.2007

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 «Non ci arrendiamo ma ci occorre aiuto»/Malattie rare, assistenza rarissima/Con sicurezza contro il dolore
La speranza che si accende e improvvisamente si spegne. Questa la dura realtà delle famiglie dei tre ragazzi siciliani affetti da Glicogenosi tipo 2. «Da 16 anni aspettavo.....
News
22.07.2007

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 NEW ZEALAND ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS
   Newsletter July 15, 2007
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15.07.2007

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 Enduring a rare disease with no cure
All three of Darlene Royalty's daughters began to go blind at age 8, victims of a rare and brutal brain disorder with no cure. Against the odds, Amber, Sandy and Sarah have survived .....
News
14.07.2007

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 Orphan - Europe
   Newsletter  July 12 , 2007
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12.07.2007

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 Batten disease: Looking for a cure
Kristin Coon is both looking forward to, and dreading, international conferences on Batten disease being held this week in Rochester for the first time.The Clarkson mom welcomes the..
News
09.07.2007

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Scientists eye an enzyme as target in fighting autism
US researchers have reversed the symptoms of mental retardation and autism in mice by inhibiting an enzyme that affects the connections between brain cells, researchers said ....
News
05.07.2007

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Stem cell treatment may prolong lives of children with brittle bone disease
Researchers at Imperial College London have found that injections of stem cells during the gestation period may help prolong the lives of children with brittle...
News
05.07.2007

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Stem cell genes may provide medicine's dream ticket
GENE therapy meets stem cells. That is the wave of the future, if the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy in Seattle is any guide. There was a palpable buzz ....
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05.07.2007

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PEDIATRIA: AISMME A TURCO E BINDI, 'ALLARGARE' SCREENING NEONATALE METABOLICO
Screening neonatale metabolico 'allargato' per tutti neonati, per prevenire oltre 40 malattie genetiche e non solo le 4 patologie che attualmente cercate nel sangue dei bebé alla nascita.
News
02.07.2007

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  Eurordis
   Newsletter July 2007    Newsletter Luglio 2007
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01.07.2007

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 Orphan - Europe
   Newsletter 28.06.07
News
28.06.2007

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 Baby steps
A drop of blood taken from Korinna Sieracki's heel a day after she was born last June at Franklin Square Hospital Center revealed what her mother feared.
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28.06.2007

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 Progetto Insieme: per conoscere, condividere, agire e migliorare la qualità della vita
"INSIEME" per conoscere, condividere, agire per migliorare la qualità della vita è il messaggio che UNIAMO F.I.M.R. diffonde ai malati affetti da patologie rare e ai loro familiari attraverso..
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28.06.2007

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 VENETO: DA CONSIGLIO OK A LEGGE PER   BAMBINI AFFETTI   MUCOPOLISACCARIDOSI
Contributi regionali in favore delle famiglie dei soggetti affetti da mucopolisaccaridosi o da malattie lisosomiali affini finalizzati a sostenere l'assistenza domiciliare. E' quanto prevede ...
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27.06.2007

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 Screening neonatale, Associazione Dossetti: "Test obbligatori e gratuiti"
Per molte malattie rare esistono metodi di diagnosi già nella fase neonatale, in Italia però si fanno screening solo per tre patologie. Un progetto di legge per garantire test....
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26.06.2007

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 Screening neonatale, se ne parla domani in un convegno dell'Associazione   Giuseppe Dossetti
Si terrà domani, 26 giugno, a Roma promosso dall'Associazione Giuseppe Dossetti il convegno "Malattie rare e screening neonatale: il miraggio della prevenzione". Nel corso della giornata..
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25.06.2007

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 Malattie rare: quale prevenzione?
Prosegue l'impegno dell'Associazione "Giuseppe Dossetti" in ambito di screening neonatale. È su impulso di questa, infatti, che istituzioni, associazioni ed esperti si....
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25.06.2007

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 Il biotech può essere lo strumento per trattare le malattie ‘orfane’
«Quando abbiamo presentato al comitato scientifico la nuova molecola, dieci membri su dieci, compresi i premi Nobel, ci hanno detto che era un’idea folle. Ma noi testardi siamo riusciti a curare il piccolo Bryan affetto....
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25.06.2007

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 COSTITUITA RETE INTERREGIONALE CENTRI MALATTIE RARE
La Giunta del Friuli Venezia Giulia, su proposta dell´assessore alla Salute Ezio Beltrame, ha approvato il 22 giugno la costituzione della Rete interregionale dei centri di riferimento per ...
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25.06.2007

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 Test genetici a tutti i neonati
Test obbligatori - e gratuiti - , alla nascita per tutte quelle malattie genetiche che oggi è possibile scoprire ancor prima che si manifestino e che si possono curare.
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24.06.2007

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  Usa. Il futuro e' nelle cellule staminali geneticamente modificate
Curare le malattie con geni terapeutici introdotti nelle cellule staminali del nostro organismo. Ovvero quando la terapia genica incontra le cellule staminali. Sarà questa la tendenza del..
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22.06.2007

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  Fete in aid of disease
A SCHOOLGIRL with a rare condition that severely restricts her diet raised hundreds of pounds by holding a fete in her back garden on Saturday....
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22.06.2007

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  Malattie rare: l’importanza dello screenign neonatale
Nel corso della giornata Istituzioni, Associazioni di Pazienti e Mondo Accademico si confronteranno sul tema della diagnosi precoce delle malattie rare e in particolare ....
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21.06.2007

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 NUOVO DISEGNO DI LEGGE IN FAVORE DELLE MALATTIE RARE
L’On. Dorina Bianchi ha elaborato, di concerto con l’Associazione Culturale “Giuseppe Dossetti: i Valori”, la proposta di legge che introduce l’obbligo dello screening....
News
20.06.2007

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  EMEA-FDA Regulatory Cooperation Expanded
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission (EC), and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) have agreed to expand their current cooperative....
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20.06.2007

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  StemCells, Inc. Announces Important Milestone in Batten Disease Clinical Trial
StemCells, (Nachrichten) Inc. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that the Phase I clinical trial of its proprietary HuCNS-SCâ„¢ product candidate (purified human neural stem cells) has ....
News
18.06.2007

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 BioMarin Initiates Expanded Access Program for Kuvan in the U.S.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that the first patient has initiated treatment in the expanded access program for Kuvan(TM)....
News
18.06.2007

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 SANITA’: IN UN DECRETO I LEA PER MALATTIE METABOLICHE CRONICHE
Livelli essenziali di assistenza per i portatori di malattie metaboliche congenite, croniche e rare sono stati ridefiniti in un decreto emanato dall’assessorato regionale alla Sanita’, ...
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15.06.2007

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  “Malattie rare e screening neonatale"
  “Malattie rare e screening neonatale, il miraggio della prevenzione” è il tema del convegno che si svolgerà martedì 26 giugno 2007 dalle 9.00 alle 14.00 nell’Aula Giulio...
News
14.06.2007

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  OrphaNews Europe
  Newsletter June 14, 2007
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14.06.2007

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Shire’s ELAPRASE™ (idursulfase) Approved by Health Canada for Treatment of Hunter Syndrome
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announces that Health Canada (under priority review) has approved ELAPRASE, a human enzyme replacement therapy for the....
News
14.06.2007

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Infant's memory lives on as foundation aids others
Emma Patmore may have only lived for 10 months, but her legacy continues. The foundation, begun as her namesake, is raising funds for children like Emma - those who have died without..
News
13.06.2007

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How freezing cells from the umbilical cord can save your baby's life
While I realise it's completely normal for first-time grandparents to want to buy something for the baby, I nearly choked on my roast dinner last Sunday when my dad suggested that.....
News
12.06.2007

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SALUTE. MilanoCheckUp, Aifa: più ricerca per sconfiggere malattie rare
Sono 4223 le sperimentazioni cliniche attualmente in corso in Italia e di queste, il 28,1% rientra nel mondo del non profit. Il campo in cui si sperimenta di più è....
News
08.06.2007

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“Malattie rare e screening neonatale: il miraggio della prevenzione”
Un importante appuntamento il prossimo 26 giugno a Roma promosso dall’Associazione Giuseppe Dossetti: il convegno “Malattie rare e screening neonatale: il miraggio della ....
News
06.06.2007

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Insediata la Consulta per le malattie rare
Il Ministro della Salute Livia Turco ha insediato la Consulta per le malattie rare, all’interno della quale siedono 34 rappresentanti di realtà associative....
News
06.06.2007

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Una speranza per le disfunzioni metaboliche ereditarie
Cresce la speranza di vita per i pazienti con le più rare disfunzioni metaboliche ereditarie. In particolare per quelli affetti da malattie.....
News
04.06.2007

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Family's fundraiser a race against time
Ariana Kallas zooms around in a walker like she's driving a race car, flying around corners and bumping into tables and chairs, or her parents' legs. And then she laughs. ....
News
02.06.2007

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Heartbroken, but Not Beaten: Parents of Terminally Ill Boys Push for Law to Help Catch, Treat Similar Diseases Early
Even using walkers, their twin boys could no longer make it to the park at the end of the block. Bob and Sonya Evanosky knew something was seriously wrong,...
News
02.06.2007

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  Eurordis
   Newsletter June 2007    Newsletter Giugno 2007
News
01.06.2007

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Once-fatal metabolic disorders treatable, says Stanford/Packard researcher
People with a class of rare genetic disorders that often lead to brain damage, coma and death can be successfully treated with drugs, says a researcher at the....
News
30.05.2007

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Niemann-Pick di tipo C
Potrebbe essere la prima vittoria contro una malattia rara per la quale finora nessuna ricerca era risultata valida, nemmeno negli Stati Uniti, e porta la bandiera del Friuli Venezia Giulia:
News
26.05.2007

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BioMarin Submits New Drug Application for U.S. Marketing Authorization of Kuvan for Phenylketonuria (PKU)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Kuvan(TM) ..
News
24.05.2007

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Svelati i meccanismi di grave forma di epilessia
Sono stati svelati i segreti di una rara forma di epilessia fatale intorno ai 30 anni, la malattia di Lafora. Un gruppo di ricercatori alla University of California, San Diego
News
23.05.2007

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Genzyme Announces Publication in PNAS Describing Novel Gene Therapy Approach for Niemann Pick Disease
Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ) today announced the publication of a new study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describing a novel preclinical gene therapy ...   
News
22.05.2007

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  Orphan Europe
    Newsletter May 16 2007
News
16.05.2007

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  Climb
    Newsletter May 2007
News
16.05.2007

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Genzyme Announces Positive Initial Observations in Trial Evaluating Novel Oral Treatment for Gaucher Disease
Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today that it has completed enrollment in the ongoing Phase 2 trial of Genz-112638, a novel oral therapy being developed for
News
16.05.2007

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Un test per le malattie genetiche
Un bambino su 500 nasce affetto da .....
News (in .pdf)
15.05.2007

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Malattie ereditarie, una giornata di studio
La prevenzione e la ricerca per combattere le malattie ereditarie e rare saranno al centro del convegno che si svolgerà al T Hotel.....
News (in .pdf)
14.05.2007

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Vallejo Boy With Rare Illness Inspires Others
A young Vallejo boy afflicted with a rare debilitating disease is proving to be an inspiration as he struggles with his health. At seven years old, he's already lived longer than most people ....
News
11.05.2007

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14 - 20 maggio: Prima settimana mondiale delle mucopolisaccaridosi e malattie affini
Colpiscono in media 1 individuo ogni 100.000 nati, possono manifestarsi più o meno precocemente e con gravità diversa, con compromissione dell'apparato scheletrico, del cuore, ..
News
11.05.2007

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Screening neonatale, oggi il convegno
FANO - Si svolgerà oggi l’undicesimo convegno sui programmi di screening neonatale organizzato dagli operatori del Reparto di Neuropsichiatria Infantile del S. Croce, sede da 34....
News
11.05.2007

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Lifeline for rare disease MPS I
SUFFERERS of a rare and terminal genetic disease have been offered a lifeline with the allocation of $16.4 million in the federal Budget towards a revolutionary treatment...
News
09.05.2007

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NeoGen Labs to launch newborn screening tests to detect IEMs in babies - Bangalore India
NeoGen Labs, a newborn screening (NBS) provider to detect inborn errors of metabolisms (IEMs) in babies, is gearing up to offer the commercial testing from July this year.....
News
08.05.2007

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Airmont family holds annual walk for Tay-Sachs disease
A family that organizes a walk every year in honor of their son who died of Tay-Sachs disease raised more than $30,000 last year and hopes to contribute even more this year to help fight ..
News
06.05.2007

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Free, uncle who stole £2,000 donated for boys with fatal disease
The uncle of three brothers battling a rare brain disease walked free from court yesterday despite admitting stealing £2,000 donated to help them. ....
News
04.05.2007

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Mums raise awareness on rare disease
WO mothers whose daughters are surviving an incurable genetic disease against the odds are spreading awareness of the condition.....
News
03.05.2007

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Fund-raiser targets disease
A Chicopee firefighter whose son suffers from a debilitating disease is kicking off the fourth annual United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation fund-raiser to raise money for research.....
News
02.05.2007

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Digesting protein may be a hidden problem for some
Protein metabolism presents some serious waste management challenges for the body. When protein is broken down, one of the by-products is ....
News
29.04.2007

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Possible Therapy Target For Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia is one of those diseases few have heard of unless you know someone with the condition. For that individual -- usually a child or teenager -- it is devastating. Symptoms..
News
28.04.2007

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EURORDIS Welcomes The Final Adoption By The European Parliament Of The Proposed Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Regulation On 25 April 2007
The uncle of three brothers battling a rare brain disease walked free from court yesterday despite admitting stealing £2,000 donated to help them. ..
News
28.04.2007

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New biotech company develops UD-patented technologies for repairing genes
OrphageniX Inc., a new biotechnology company founded by University of Delaware researchers, has been established in Wilmington to develop and commercialize UD-patented technologies ..
News
26.04.2007

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Number Of Orphan Drugs Increases, But Costs High For Consumers
The Hartford Courant on Sunday examined orphan drugs -- those that treat disorders affecting fewer than 200,000 people -- which are "one of the fastest-growing areas in
News
25.04.2007

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Terapia genica contro malattia rara E' italiano il primo test sull'uomo
Sarà italiano il primo test sull'uomo di terapia genica per combattere la leucodistrofia metacromatica, una rara malattia genetica che colpisce una persona ogni 40 mila portandola...
News
23.04.2007

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Malattie Rare: 7 Anni Per Avere Una Diagnosi, Malati Scrivono a Turco
"Illustre ministro ci vogliono sette anni per diagnosticare una malattia rara. Sette anni in cui il malato sente che la sua vita se ne sta andando senza capire il perché;
News
20.04.2007

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Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. Receives Approval From the FDA to Initiate a Phase III Clinical Trial of prGCD
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has received written notice from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it may initiate a Phase III .....
News
18.04.2007

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'Lorenzo's Oil' revisited
By the time Beverly Davis called Dr. Lawrence Charnas at the University of Minnesota, she was desperate. Her 9-year-old son, Chase, had a rare
News
18.04.2007

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Alzheimer: difetto nel metabolismo cerebrale potrebbe permettere diagnosi precoce
Un deficit nel metabolismo energetico del cervello potrebbe essere una spia del futuro sviluppo del morbo di Alzheimer. Lo suggeriscono le scoperte di ricercatori del.....
News
17.04.2007

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Convegno: come diagnosticare e curare le malattie metaboliche rare
L'ospedale S. Gerardo in cattedra per lo studio e la cura nei bambini delle malattie metaboliche rare....
News
16.04.2007

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Malattie metaboliche parte dal Policlinico screening regionale
Catania e specificatamente il dipartimento di Pediatria del Policlinico è storicamente capofila della lotta alle malattie metaboliche ereditarie dei bambini e non a caso in.....
News
14.04.2007

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Dylan awaits life-saving transplant in German clinic
A Belfast baby who is battling a rare illness has arrived in Germany for a life-prolonging bone marrow transplant.
News
13.04.2007

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The boy who's growing again with the help of a hamster
A boy who suffers from a rare illness which stunts his growth has shot up two inches - with the help of hamsters.
News
11.04.2007

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Tandem Mass Spectrometers, Reagents, and Software Now Used in Canadian Province's Enhanced Neonatal Screening Program
PerkinElmer, Inc. a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced a multi-year, multi-million....
News
11.04.2007

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Two Brothers Suffer From Rare Genetic Disease
The University of Minnesota is one of three places in the country offering groundbreaking treatment for a rare genetic disease
News
09.04.2007

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Mouse tests show stem cells treat brain disease
Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain to take
News
09.04.2007

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  Testing of New Babies Will Be Expanded
Cadence Pierce smiles shyly from beside her mother. In a pink dress and matching purse, the little girl from New Martinsville is the picture of good health. Yet this 11-year-old has been....
News
05.04.2007

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  GALACTOSEMIA GAZETTE
    Parents of Galactosemic Children, Inc.
News
01.04.2007

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  EURORDIS
  Newsletter April 2007      Newsletter Aprile 2007
News
01.04.2007

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  ORPHAN EUROPE
   Newsletter
News
28.03.2007

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Doctor treats patients who share his disease
People struggling with rare diseases will fly thousands of miles to find doctors who really know what they're talking about.
News
25.03.2007

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Metabolic Strategy of Stressed Cell
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have mapped out many of the dynamic genetic and biochemical changes that make up a cell’s response to a shortage of a molecule ...
News
23.03.2007

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Malattie metaboliche in Liguria maxi screening tra i bambini 
Genova. Malattie metaboliche, una frontiera della prevenzione. In Liguria, che nel 1973 era stata la prima a promuovere uno screening di massa sui bambini, i controlli a tappeto sui .....
News
21.03.2007

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Amicus Therapeutics Presents Preclinical Data From Studies Of Plicera(TM) For Gaucher Disease
Amicus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule, orally-administered pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of a range of ...........
News
21.03.2007

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Family of boy with rare disease raises money for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
Marcello Archetti looks like a happy, healthy 3-year-old who never goes anywhere without wearing his backpack. But the backpack doesn't contain toys or books or ......
News
20.03.2007

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Artificial Enzyme That Mimics The Body's Internal Engine Created By Researchers
The protein cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is the ultimate enzyme responsible for all aerobic life on Earth, from bacteria to people. It is also a crucial component of the
News
20.03.2007

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Amicus Therapeutics Completes Phase 2 Enrollment Of Amigal(TM) For Fabry Disease
Amicus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing small-molecule, orally administered pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of human genetic.....
News
17.03.2007

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   ORPHAN EUROPE
  Newsletter
News
14.03.2007

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Sanità malata: malattie rare, Regione in ritardo
   da Calabria Ora
News
12.03.2007

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Ricerca in California. Anche le Staminali adulte curano il cervello
Le cellule staminali, sia embrionali che adulte, sono molto efficaci nel trattamento delle malattie neurodegenerative, perché non agiscono semplicemente rimpiazzando
News
12.03.2007

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Tests show stem cells treat brain disease
Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain......
News
12.03.2007

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Genetic Mutations Cause CoQ10 Enzyme Deficiency
Individuals with a deficiency in a protein known as CoQ10 can be grouped into different categories depending on their clinical symptoms. Primary
News
07.03.2007

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 Eurordis
  Newsletter
News
01.03.2007

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Orphan drug designations: idebenone and phenylbutyrate
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation to 14 drugs or compounds in January and February 2007. Here are two ...
News
28.02.2007

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Treatment For Advanced ALD Patients Uncovered By U Of MN Doctors
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy....
News
26.02.2007

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Brandeis And Brigham And Women's Hospital License Technology For Gaucher's To Amicus Therapeutics
Brandeis University and Brigham and Women's Hospital have agreed to grant a license option to Amicus Therapeutics for a jointly-developed novel pharmaceutical technology that could be ...
News
26.02.2007

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Leaders Meet To Discuss Emergency Preparedness For Newborn Screening And Genetic Services
Newborn Screening (NBS) saves lives, but what happens in the case of a natural or manmade disaster? National experts convened last week to ......
News
24.02.2007

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Money raised for baby transplant
The parents of a seriously ill baby in north Belfast have said that £30,000 has been raised towards funding a bone marrow transplant for him.  Nine-month-old Dylan ...
News
23.02.2007

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  ORPHAN EUROPE
   Newsletter
News
21.02.2007

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Metabolic Disease Too Easily Missed
Dutch researcher Terry Derks has demonstrated that the metabolic disease MCAD deficiency can be detected at an early stage. At present the disease is only found in.....
News
21.02.2007

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U of MN doctors uncover treatment for advanced ALD patients
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of......
News
20.02.2007

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His campaign targets rare illness
The cost of postage stamps is getting a little high for Jamie Smith, but he doesn't seem to mind. He has a few more letters to write. The 16-year-old .....
News
18.02.2007

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Association of Public Health Laboratories Applauds Introduction of Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) commends Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Orrin Hatch (news, bio, voting record) (R-UT) for their introduction of legislation to provide .....
News
15.02.2007

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Banche del cordone: le reazioni all'annuncio della Virgin
La Virgin investe in cellule staminali, ma la comunità scientifica non ne è molto contenta . Cominciano a comparire sulle riviste biomediche le prime reazioni alla notizia, che ha fatto molto..
News
14.02.2007

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Il più ampio studio al mondo sull'Ictus e la malattia di Fabry
Il progetto europeo congiunto SIFAP esamina il ruolo della malattia di Fabry nei pazienti giovani colpiti da Ictus. L'Ictus è la seconda causa di mortalità
News
14.02.2007

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      ORPHAN EUROPE
    Newsletter
News
07.02.2007

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All babies in England to be screened for Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
All babies in England are to be screened for an inherited metabolic disease called Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD), within two weeks of.....
News
07.02.2007

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EURORDIS

Eurordis Newsletter Febbraio 2007

Eurordis Newsletter February 2007

News
01.02.2007

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Ricerca: Telethon, Nuova Terapia Per Malattia Di Pompe
Sono stati due ricercatori italiani a scoprirla, grazie a uno studio finanziato da Telethon. Si tratta di una nuova terapia che potrebbe portare .......
News
01.02.2007

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 CADASIL
 Newsletter
News
31.01.2007

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 ISMRD The International Advocate for Glycoprotein  Storage Diseases
Pathways Newsletter
News
30.01.2007

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Messo a punto un database delle reazioni biochimiche che si svolgono nel nostro organismo. Si chiama «BIGG»
SAN DIEGO - Creata la prima «mappa» del metabolismo umano.
Lo fa sapere dalle pagine della rivista scientifica Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Bernhard Palsson, della .......
News
30.01.2007

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ReceptoPharm Begins Phase IIb Human Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Adrenomyeloneuropathy
Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB:NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis has today announced that ReceptoPharm had commenced its Phase IIb.....
News
30.01.2007

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Hopkins doctor studied rare disorder ALD
Dr. Hugo Wolfgang Moser, a renowned Baltimore neurologist whose work with a rare genetic disorder was depicted in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil, ........
News
23.01.2007

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MALATTIE RARE: RAGAZZA DI CERCOLA IN CURA A CASERTA, APPELLO DEL PADRE
"Usatela anche come cavia, ma vi prego, aiutatela a guarire". Il papà di Angela, una ragazza di 17 anni di Cercola (Napoli), affetta da una rara e gravissima
News
18.01.2007

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BioMarin Announces Positive Results From Phase 3 Diet Study of Phenoptin for PKU
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN - News News) today announced positive results from the Phase 3 diet study of Phenoptin(TM) (sapropterin dihydrochloride),
News
16.01.2007

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Genzyme Announces Publication of Study Showing Impact of Cerezyme on Bone Health for Patients with Type 1 Gaucher Disease
Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today that a research study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research demonstrates that ......
News
15.01.2007

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ELAPRASE® for the treatment of Hunter syndrome approved by the European Commission
Shire plc announces today that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorisation for the use of ELAPRASE®.....
News
11.01.2007

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Dramatic Results From Combo Therapy For Rapid, Fatal Neurodegenerative Disorder
By all expectations, it shouldn't have worked as well as it did. A combination of bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy greatly lengthened the....
News
10.01.2007

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DE COPPI: COSI' ABBIAMO SCOPERTO LE STAMINALI NEL LIQUIDO AMNIOTICO
"Tutto è nato dall'idea di trovare un'alternativa alla chirurgia fetale per curare gravi malformazioni del feto. E poi dalla mia scelta personale di non ......
News
08.01.2007

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La medicina rigenerativa ha trovato nuovi alleati. Dopo che ...
La medicina rigenerativa ha trovato nuovi alleati. Dopo che per anni le speranze si erano focalizzata sulle cellule staminali adulte e embrionali, un gruppo di ricerca......
News
08.01.2007

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Liquido amniotico fonte di staminali embrionali?
Cellule staminali prelevate dal liquido amniotico: è questa la nuova frontiera della ricerca scientifica che potrebbe risolvere le controversie etiche e scientifiche relative......
News
08.01.2007

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Provvidenze economiche per invalidi civili, ciechi civili e sordomuti: importi e limiti per il 2007
Ogni anno vengono ridefiniti, collegandoli agli indicatori dell'inflazione e
del costo della vita, gli importi delle pensioni, assegni e indennità che......
News
05.01.2007

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Prestazioni ambulatoriali, ecco i rincari della Finanziaria
La Legge Finanziaria di recente approvazione e la relativa circolare regionale contengono una serie di disposizioni in materia di sanità, che intervengono  .....
News
02.01.2007

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Eurordis
Eurordis Newsletter Jannuary 2007                                                                              Eurordis Newsletter Gennaio 2007
News
02.01.2007

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