Aug 4, 1999 | NEWS
Applied Biological Sciences Systemic correction of the muscle disorder glycogen storage disease type II after hepatic targeting of a modified adenovirus vector encoding human acid alpha glucosidase…………. National Academy of Sciences Vol. 96, Issue 16,...
Aug 3, 1999 | NEWS
News Release by Karyn Hede Duke Medical Center News Office August 2, 1999 Using a modified virus to deliver a therapeutic gene, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown that, in mice, they can reverse the damage caused by an inherited muscle-wasting...
Jul 4, 1999 | NEWS
The first IPA Conference was held on July 2-4, 1999, in Naarden, the Netherlands. The meeting was attended by over 60 participants from 11 countries which included members of the medical and scientific community, patient organizations and industry. Presentations...
Jun 30, 1999 | NEWS
The following status statement was released by Synpac (North Carolina), Inc., on June 30, 1999 The following status statement was released by Synpac (North Carolina), Inc., on June 30, 1999 Synpac Pharmaceuticals Limited Cambois, Bedlington, Northumberland NE22 7DB...
Jun 26, 1999 | NEWS
The following article by Laura Spinney appears in BioMednews Reports (6- 25-99,#57) Glycogen storage disease type II causes enlargement of certain muscles, particularly the heart and tongue, due to their inability to break down glycogen. A team of American scientists...
Jan 18, 1999 | NEWS
Orphan Drug Designation A drug becomes an “orphan” when it receives orphan designation from the Office of Orphan Products Development, FDA. An orphan drug is a drug intended to treat diseases or conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people per year in the United...
Jan 4, 1999 | NEWS
Following is background information and a Q & A released by the Pharming/Genzyme LLC on important issues concerning clinical trials for enzyme replacement therapy now underway in the Netherlands on acid maltase deficiency, Pompe’s disease. Background—Pompe Disease...
Oct 15, 1998 | NEWS
Leiden, the Netherlands/Cambridge, Mass., October 14, 1998—Pharming Group N.V. (Easdaq: PHAR), the Netherlands biopharmaceutical company, and the American biotechnology company Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ), has created a joint venture to develop and commercialize...
Jul 22, 1998 | NEWS
Human Gene Therapy 9:1609-1616 (July 20, 1998) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of Human Acid Maltase Gene Reduces Glycogen Accumulation in Skeletal Muscle of Japanese Quail with Acid Maltase Deficiency S. Tsujino 1), N. Kinoshita 1), T. Tashiro 1),...
Jun 1, 1998 | NEWS
National Institutes of Health Paul Plotz, M.D., Nina Raben, M.D., Ph.D. Nina Raben, M.D., Ph.D., NIH Research Chemist, visited the Netherlands to collaborate with Dr. Arnold Reuser on genetic mutations in AMD. They studied the presence of certain disease related...