A group of patients with a hereditary disorder have had their lives transformed by a single treatment of a breakthrough gene-editing therapy, according to the lead researcher of a trial published in the New England Journal ...
Feb 2, 2024
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Many people first became familiar with the term "mRNA" when Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a disease that, due to its rare nature, can pose difficulties for both patients and medical professionals. A new survey of allergists/immunologists from the American College of Allergy, Asthma ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by severe, recurring, and unpredictable swelling attacks in various organs and tissues of the body, which can be painful, debilitating, and life-threatening. ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Regular episodes of severe pains in the abdomen and mysterious swellings had become the new normal for Yuki—for 20 years. Finally, she was diagnosed with a rare disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE), and given a specialized ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Skin rash combined with head and joint pain are the symptoms that patients with familial (hereditary) cold urticaria develop when exposed to temperatures below 15 °C. Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...
Apr 28, 2020
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For the first time ever, biomedical researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, report cellular defects that lead to a rare disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE), in which patients experience recurrent episodes of swelling ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Hereditary angioedema is a chronic disorder that can sometimes be life-threatening. Now, a new drug therapy has been successfully tested in an international study headed by the University Hospital Frankfurt.
Jul 26, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Prophylactic use of the subcutaneous C1 inhibitor CSL830 is associated with a reduction in the frequency of acute attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema, according to a study published in the March 23 ...
Mar 23, 2017
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An early-stage clinical trial has found that, compared to a placebo, a novel medication significantly reduces potentially life-threatening episodes of swelling of the airway as well as the hands, feet, and abdomen of patients ...
Feb 22, 2017
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