The Importance of Diagnosing SMA Early

    Sitra Tauscher-Wisniewski, MD, Vice President of Clinical Development & Analytics at Novartis Gene Therapies, discusses the importance of early diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a genetic disease that affects motor neurons in the...

Clinical Trial Update: STRIDE Study

  Alex Dorenbaum, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, gives an overview and update of the STRIDE study of mavodelpar (REN001) in primary mitochondrial myopathies (PMM). What Are PMMs? PMMs are a group of rare metabolic disorders caused by...

Alpha Mannosidosis Explained

  Alpha mannosidosis is a multisystemic, lysosomal disorder caused by a deficiency in the enzyme alpha-D-mannosidase that leads to an abnormal accumulation of glycoproteins that can damage various tissues and organs. The symptoms and severity of alpha...

Testing Mavorixafor to Treat Chronic Neutropenia

Julia Warren, MD, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Hematology at the University of Pennsylvania and Hematologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the results of a phase 1b trial evaluating mavorixafor across patients with chronic neutropenic...