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Taysha Gene Therapies has secured an exclusive option from the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) to license worldwide rights to a clinical-stage gene therapy program for CLN7 disease, a form of late-infantile Batten disease. A first-generation CLN7 therapy is currently being evaluated in a Phase 1 clinical trial…
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The Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC) awarded $600,000 in grants to ease the disparities faced by rare disease patients of color. These Impact Rare Disease Solution grants will go five RDDC steering committee working groups, which aim to identify problems for rare disease communities and advocate for solutions. The five…
A crowdfunding campaign aims to raise $45,000 to support “Rare,” a documentary film featuring the struggles and achievements of people living with rare diseases and their families. Sweis Entertainment and Digital Cave Media launched the campaign — allowing filmmakers to finish producing and to release the documentary — on Kickstarter.
After getting an MRI of her injured ankle, columnist and runner Laura King Edwards draws courage from her sister as she looks to her future.
Becoming educated and informed about Batten disease is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your journey.
There is no cure for Batten disease yet, but there are treatments that can help manage the disease. Learn more about the approved and experimental therapies here.
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