While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic won’t have much of an impact on cash available for new biotech startups, it has begun to cause delays in the development of gene therapies to treat a variety of rare diseases. That’s the consensus of industry experts who spoke in a May 26 webinar…
One way to confirm a diagnosis of Fabry disease is through genetic testing. What is genetic testing? Genetic testing is a medical test to determine whether a person has changes in their genes or chromosomes that could be disease causing. Your doctor will discuss with you whether…
Fabry disease patients may naturally have higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) than against Protalix BioTherapeutics‘ investigational PRX-102 (pegunigalsidase alfa), BALANCE Phase 3 trial data suggest. As antibodies can limit the effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapies, developing less of them suggests that…
European authorities must step up efforts to screen babies for a multitude of genetic disorders, a panel of experts suggested during a May 14-15 online medical conference. The session was part of the 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was to have occurred…
Fabry disease can lead to problems at home, school, work, and everyday life. The disorder affects your whole body and can cause intense bouts of pain, a skin rash, and progressive loss of vision, hearing, and kidney functions. Your journey can be overwhelming and difficult to explain. A metaphor…
Dara Riva always had a rule that her 10-year-old son could play video games only once a week. But then the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and her perspective changed. Riva’s son, Maximilian, has cystic fibrosis (CF), making him particularly susceptible to COVID-19 and the complications that can arise from it.
Eurordis, a Paris-based coalition of national rare disease associations across Europe, hosted its first all-virtual conference, bringing some 1,500 delegates from 57 countries together online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was set for May 14–15 in…
Eurordis, a Paris-based coalition of national rare disease associations across Europe, hosted its first all-virtual conference, bringing some 1,500 delegates from 57 countries together online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (ECRD2020) — which was set for May 14–15 in…
If you or a family member has Fabry disease, you might benefit from genetic counseling. What is genetic counseling? Genetic counselors can talk to you about your risk of inheriting or passing on a genetic disease like Fabry. Your primary care physician can help you get in contact…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated FLT190, an investigational gene therapy for Fabry disease,  an orphan drug to support and speed its development and possible review, Freeline Therapeutics, its developer, announced.
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