Rare Disease Advisor Takes Silver in the National Azbee Award! We are excited to announce that RDA won the National Silver AZBEE award for conference coverage! This award comes after the RDA team won the Regional Gold AZBEE last month for conference coverage, qualifying them for the finals. The RDA team provided extensive on-the-ground coverage of the 2023 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference, one of the most prominent medical conferences for the rare disease community. Rare Disease Advisor serves healthcare providers, particularly those who may detect, diagnose, and/or treat rare diseases. We publish news, insights, columns, resources, and interactive features to help clinicians decrease the time to diagnosis and treatment of patients with rare diseases. Many of these patients experience misdiagnosis and have the treatment they need delayed for years, negatively affecting their health outcomes. Learn more about RDA’s Winning Submission here: https://lnkd.in/e4qn3VzJ ASBPE #MDAConference #RDAatMDA Haymarket Medical Network MM+M Haymarket Media US
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Rare Disease Advisor is an online resource for health care professionals who treat patients with rare diseases. Company Overview Haymarket Media offers a wide range of authoritative publications and services for the professional medical community. Rare Disease Advisor is an online resource that provides health care professionals with comprehensive information on important principles of care in rare diseases as well as up-to-date clinical news on the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. Website features include: • Daily news • Feature articles on key issues in rare disease • Live conference coverage • Expert opinion articles, including exclusive guest editorials from leading rare disease experts • Concise drug monographs • Medical slideshows • Videos • Continuing medical education (CME) activities • And more...
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- Rare Disease, Pompe Disease, Alagille Syndrome, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension , Cold Agglutinin Disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Hemophilia, Sickle Cell Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorder, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency, Multiple Sclerosis , Cholangiocarcinoma, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma , Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Cystic Fibrosis , Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Systemic Mastocytosis, Hereditary Angioedema, Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Huntington Disease, and Wilson Disease
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Thomas Bartlett
Speaker - Myasthenia Gravis Patient Advocate. Myasthenia Gravis Patient Digital Technology Advisor/MGFA National Patient Ambassador - Research and MG…
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Science Writer at Rare Disease Advisor
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Tara Keith
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Updates
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The #GeneTherapy fidanacogene elaparvovec demonstrated superiority over standard prophylaxis for the treatment of hemophilia B in a phase 3 open-label study, according to results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3XUkv4e #RareDisease
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A recently published review in the American Journal of Hematology explores the use of FcRn inhibitors as a promising new treatment strategy for hematologic disorders linked to immunoglobulin G antibodies, such as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (#FNAIT) and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (#HDFN). Read more: https://bit.ly/4exTA5o #MaternalFetalMedicine
Use of Fc Neonatal Receptor Inhibitors a Novel Therapeutic Approach in FNAIT
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Unlocking new avenues in #RareDisease treatment, physicians unveil a case of lower limb gangrene associated with EGPA effectively treated through mesenchymal stem cell therapy. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ZQz8In #CaseReport #StemCellTherapy
GPA-Associated Lower Limb Gangrene Treated With MSC Therapy
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A recent study published in Blood Transfusion reveals concerning disparities in access to Rh immunoglobulin (RHIG) for pregnancies complicated by hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (#HDFN) in Mexico. The findings suggest that availability and access to this crucial treatment vary significantly across different regions, highlighting an urgent need for equitable healthcare solutions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y82bWz #MaternalFetalMedicine
Study shows inequities in HDFN care access across Mexico
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Wilfredo Hernández and Griselle Mendez grew up in Puerto Rico, where their son, Alejandro, was born in the city of Mayagüez. At age 6, doctors diagnosed him with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The family enrolled Alejandro in a clinical trial for drisapersen, an experimental exon-skipping therapy BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. was developing for DMD. The trial was later discontinued due to toxicity issues. Yet clinical trials for Duchenne often exclude patients who, like Alejandro, can no longer walk. Sarah Kasner and Dan Kasner of Minneapolis, Minnesota, have 2 boys with Duchenne: 10-year-old Caleb and 9-year-old Duncan, known as “Dunky.” “We wanted to get Dunky into an Edgewise Therapeutics trial to preserve muscle, but his BMI was too high. The time to stand had to be less than 10 seconds, and his time was 11.2 seconds,” she said. “I feel like we spend so much time with all these inclusion and exclusion criteria, and we don’t even understand why.” Susan J Ward, PhD, wonders too. As founder and executive director of the collaborative Trajectory Analysis Project (cTAP), she hopes to broaden the population of patients eligible for trials of therapies to treat Duchenne. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3BweLWK CureDuchenne Debra Miller, Tim Revell
Study Suggests More DMD Trials Should Include Patients Who Can't Walk
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A comprehensive review on assessing elevated baseline serum tryptase levels highlights the need for an interdisciplinary approach to confirm mast cell-associated disorders, including systemic mastocytosis. 📚 Medicina MDPI Read more: https://bit.ly/3zzrBmH #Mastocytosis #BST #SystemicMastocytosis
Elevated Serum Tryptase Levels Linked to Potential Cases of SM
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In patients with primary biliary cholangitis, #cholestasis is linked to #sarcopenia, malnutrition, and #pruritus, all of which negatively impact quality of life. The research team discovered that sarcopenia was prevalent in patients with PBC, even in the initial stages of mild fibrosis. They also found that patients with severe cholestasis and sarcopenia had lower levels of micronutrients, especially vitamin D. Read more: https://bit.ly/3zMKv9z #LiverDisease
Malnutrition and Pruritus in PBC Adversely Impacts Quality of Life
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Oral immunosuppressive drugs, such as azathioprine, may offer a more affordable and convenient alternative or sparing agent to first-line treatment for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (#CIDP). 📚 Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZQFHLc #Neurology
Oral Immunosuppressants May Be an Alternative Treatment for CIDP
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💡 Utilizing non-invasive ultrasound techniques may allow a significant number of patients with primary biliary cholangitis to avoid unnecessary endoscopic screening while accurately identifying those at risk for variceal rupture and hemorrhage. “LSM and splenic area measurements are simple and highly reproducible and can allow endoscopy to be safely avoided,” the study authors said. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TSzSZE
Noninvasive Ultrasound Predicts Varicose Veins in Patients With PBC
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