The Importance of Rare Disease Registries

Alaa Hamed, MD, Global Head of Medical Affairs Rare Diseases at Sanofi, discusses the importance of rare disease registries.     One of the fundamental challenges of rare diseases is the scarcity of data. While traditional medical research utilizes large...

Enzyme Replacement Therapy In MPS IVA Patients

Barbara Burton, MD, Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, discusses enzyme replacement therapy in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA.     Mucopolysaccharidoses...

Current Clinical Trials For MPS I and II

Mathias Schmidt, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of JCR USA, describes their current clinical trials for patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) I and II.     Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare genetic lysosomal storage diseases,...

Phase 3 BALANCE Study in Fabry Disease

In a significant development, Chiesi Global Rare Diseases has announced positive results from the Phase 3 BALANCE study, evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of pegunigalsidase alfa in adult patients with Fabry disease.     Fabry disease is a...