Rare Anaemias
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RARE ANAEMIAS | Shining a Spotlight on Rare Anaemias’ Education and Advocacy with RAIN
Recognising the absence of a global umbrella organisation for rare anaemias to advocate and safeguard the rights of patients in a consistent way, and the commonalities between rare anaemias in…
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CLINICAL UPDATE | Novartis Builds Case for Iptacopan as Oral Rival to PNH Injectables
On December 8, the Swiss pharma group announced that the top-line results of the APPOINT-PNH clinical trial showed that iptacopan provided “clinically meaningful” increases in haemoglobin levels in patients with…
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SCIENCE NEWS | Research On Rare Genetic Disease Sheds Light On A Common Head And Neck Cancer
Patients with the rare genetic disorder Fanconi anemia lack certain elements of this repair system, making their cells incapable of removing lesions created by DNA-damaging chemicals, called aldehydes. And…
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PROFILE | After Major Advances In Hematology, Dr David Bodine Retires
When David M. Bodine, Ph.D., arrived at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a postdoctoral fellowship in Arthur Nienhuis’s laboratory in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI),…
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DIAGNOSTICS | FDA Clears Baebies Disposable Enzyme Deficiency G6PD Test
Using a 50 µL blood sample (one drop of blood), FINDER delivers results approximately 15 minutes after sample introduction. Test results display G6PD enzyme activity in units per gram…
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PK Deficiency Resources Now Available On TIF’s Website
Recognizing the similarities of thalassaemia with other rare anaemias, particularly those affecting red blood cells, (e.g. PKD, SCD), and noting the absence of disease-specific united internationally coordinated patient organizations to…
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