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Early Childhood Onset of FAP Described in Korean Teenager

The case of a 17-year-old boy who experienced the first symptoms of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) before the age of 3, calls attention to the possibility of pediatric cases of the disease that require special diligence for timely diagnosis and treatment. The case report, “Extremely Early Onset…

NORD 2019 Rare Disease Summit Set for Oct. 21-22 in Washington, DC

Next month’s annual conference of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) in Washington, D.C., couldn’t come at a better time, says Marshall Summar, MD, chairman of NORD’s board of directors. “The pace of discovery in rare diseases has gone from brisk to hypersonic,” Summar told Bionews Services, publisher…