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Genetic screening has advanced rapidly over the past two decades. Sequencing is faster and far less expensive, and the ability to interpret genetic variants con...
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Rare disease trials operate under structural constraints that make site selection more important than in common disease programs. Patient populations are small,...
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Rare disease innovation has accelerated in recent years, particularly in cell and gene therapy (CGT). Yet for drug developers, one challenge remains persistent:...
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In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short spoke with Dr. Ryan Dhindsa, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Investigator at th...
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The majority of rare disease discovery has been linked to protein coding genes, where changes are easier to interpret and easier to capture in routine testing. ...
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Adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy has moved from proof of concept to approved products. As more programs enter the clinic and target larger patient popu...
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Cell and gene therapy (CGT) programs are committing to 10-15 years of follow-up – often without the infrastructure to support it. FDA guidance for certain gene ...
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In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Daniel Chung, Chief Medical Officer at Beacon Therapeutics. The conversation focused on how ret...
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Digital recruitment has become a standard part of clinical trial execution. Sponsors invest heavily in online outreach, patient referrals, and awareness campaig...
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Last week, the rare disease field celebrated another breakthrough. A teenage girl with an ultra-rare genetic neurodegenerative disease was treated with a bespok...
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