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First year update from the UNITE-DMD gene therapy trial
Work has begun in Professor George Dickson’s lab to refine the gene therapy product.
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New CMT app launched
06/12/2018Pharnext is carrying out an observational study for people with Charcot-Marie Tooth disease using a new digital app called CMT&Me.
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FDA fast tracks SMA gene therapy
04/12/2018Novartis has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its marketing application for AVXS-101 for the treatment of SMA type 1.
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New FSHD mouse model treated with gene therapy
26/11/2018A recent study has demonstrated the value of a new mouse model of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
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Mitochondrial myopathy trial recruiting in the UK
15/11/2018Stealth BioTherapeutics has initiated a phase 3 trial to test elamipretide in individuals with primary mitochondrial myopathy.
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Care recommendations for myotonic dystrophy type 1 published
07/11/2018An international team of experts have published consensus-based care recommendations to help clinicians deliver high standards of care to adults with myotonic dystrophy 1.
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US charity receives funding for GNE myopathy gene therapy
25/10/2018The US based charity, Neuromuscular Disease Foundation, has been awarded a challenge grant to support gene therapy research for individuals with GNE myopathy.
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SMA gene therapy seeks marketing approval
19/10/2018AveXis has announced it is seeking marketing approval for its gene therapy, AVXS-101, in Europe, United States and Japan for infants with SMA type 1.
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Update on UNITE-DMD gene therapy trial
18/10/2018Work has begun in Professor George Dickson’s lab to refine the gene therapy product.
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CMT gene therapy trial to start in 2019
15/10/2018Sarepta Therapeutics has announced that it will be working with Dr Zarife Sahenk from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the United States to develop a gene therapy for CMT.
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PTC announces long-term data on Duchenne drug
08/10/2018PTC Therapeutics recently presented positive preliminary data on the long-term clinical benefit of Translarna at the World Muscle Society conference.