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Alpha-Synuclein Protein May Contribute Toward Batten Disease Progression

High levels of a protein associated with Parkinson’s disease, called alpha-synuclein, may contribute to the progression of late infantile Batten disease, according to a recent study. The study, “Autophagy–lysosome pathway alterations and alpha-synuclein up-regulation in the subtype of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, CLN5 disease,” was published in…

Vienna to Host RARE2019 Meeting on Rare Diseases

About 100 scientists, researchers, pharmaceutical executives, and others will converge on Austria’s capital city early next month for the 2nd International Congress on Advanced Treatments in Rare Diseases. The March 4-5 meeting, to take place at the Hilton Am Stadtpark Vienna, features 27 speakers on a variety of disorders…