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July 24, 2018 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD

Additional Data from APOLLO Trial Supports Patisiran as Promising FAP Therapy

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ investigative patisiran treatment improves overall health and prevents worsening of walking ability in patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), according to a new analysis from the APOLLO Phase 3 study. FAP, also known as hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis, is caused by mutations of the transthyretin (TTR) gene…

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