Stories for children on Rare Diseases
For this podcast, I adiscussed with Pr. Laurence OLIVIER FAIVRE and Ms. Sonia GOERGER about their book series for children con rare disease
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Treating ALS by gene therapy : a reason for hope
A podcast with Maria Grazia Biferi, PhD, who is developing gene therapy for treating ALS, a rare and devastating disease.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects approximately 1 in 25,000 people. This disease is caused by loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to disabling symptoms such as a muscle weakness and difficulties in walking or writing. ALS progresses between 2 and 5 years, until the patient becomes paralyzed and dies from respiratory failure. Unfortunately, at present, no cure exists.
Our podcast guest speaker is Dr. Maria-Grazia Biferi, who leads a research group at the Paris Institute of Myology dedicated to the development of gene therapy for motor neuron diseases. Their therapeutic method is based on the use of viral vectors : AAVs.
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