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April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Longer Wait for Liver Transplant Can Worsen FAP Afterward, Study Finds

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Liver transplants can significantly prolong survival in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) patients, and the longer they must wait for the transplant may mean the disease will worsen after the ... Read more

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019

FAP Patient with Rare Mutation and Advancing Nerve, Heart Damage Treated Ably with Vyndaqel, Case Study Reports

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A 60-year-old man with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), and quickly progressing nerve damage and heart disease, was found to carry a rare mutation in the TTR gene, a recent ... Read more

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019

Implanting Pacemaker Before Liver Transplant Does Not Lead to Better Outcomes, Study Reveals

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Although most patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) who undergo liver transplant will require a pacemaker, implanting the device before the transplant is not beneficial, according to a new ... Read more

March 15, 2019March 14, 2019

Brexit Could Have Real Effects for UK Rare Disease Patients, Experts Warn

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Madeline Collin, a 24-year-old activist with Gaucher disease, worries that patients like her will suffer deeply if Britain leaves the European Union (EU), as scheduled, at the end of ... Read more

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019

Moral Dilemmas Complicate Treatment of Rare Diseases, Says Israeli Bioethicist

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With each new advance in medicine comes ethical dilemmas, from fertility treatments and newborn screening, to vaccinations, gene therapies and euthanasia. But rare diseases and the expensive therapies needed ... Read more

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019

NIH Rare Disease Day Highlights Joint Networks Advancing Array of Research

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Rare diseases affect about 30 million Americans — roughly the same number as those with type 2 diabetes. Yet only 5 percent of the estimated 7,000 rare diseases known ... Read more

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

WODC 2019 Organizers Expect 1,200 to Attend Rare Disease Conference in April

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The world’s biggest gathering of rare disease researchers, patient groups, pharmaceutical executives, and government officials is planned for April 10–12 in a Washington, D.C., suburb. Some 1,200 people have ... Read more

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Vienna to Host RARE2019 Meeting on Rare Diseases

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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 ... Read more

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019

FAP More Diverse Than Previously Believed, Review Study Contends

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A review of 542 cases of hereditary transthyretin amyloid polyneuropathy (ATTR-PN) from more than 100 countries suggests that the clinical symptoms and geographical occurrence of the disease is more ... Read more

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Patients, Family and Friends to Take Part in Variety of Rare Disease Day Events Worldwide

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Scores of events are afoot worldwide to mark Feb. 28, Rare Disease Day 2019. The activities aim to raise awareness about rare diseases and the millions of people — estimates run ... Read more

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