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Eli

Eli was deeply loved and cared for by multiple generations of the Capone Family during his short life. “Everybody needs to make sure they are tested, and they have done everything they can do. This is horrific, scary and a life changer,” said Laurie Capone, Eli’s grandmother.

Cristian

Born a healthy and vibrant boy, Cristian was crawling and moving around in his crib like a typical baby. At age three to six months, his parents started to notice slight developmental delays. In 2012, he was diagnosed with a terminal, untreatable, non-curable genetic disease – Tay-Sachs. Cristian’s parents immediately sought out and received a …

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Jordan

On September 17, 2019, after years of searching for a diagnosis, our four year old son Jordan was diagnosed with a rare disease called TECPR2. What we would learn in the days that followed is that like Tay Sach’s Disease, TECPR2 is also a fatal genetic disease of the brain-one that will rapidly cause extreme …

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Kevin Michael

Kevin Michael Vargas, born to Daniel and Sandra Vargas in 1999, was the second of three children born into the Vargas family. After about 6 months, his family would come to notice he was not developing at the normal rate of most children his age. Several tests, exams, and blood drawings later, they discovered that …

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Axovant Gene Therapies Announces FDA Clearance of IND for AXO-AAV-GM2 Gene Therapy in Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Diseases

AXO-AAV-GM2 is the first investigational gene therapy to receive IND clearance in Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases Represents Axovant’s second IND clearance for a gene therapy program in the last 12 months NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd. (NASDAQ: AXGT), a clinical-stage company developing innovative gene therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food …

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A Beacon of Hope: Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., receives “See The Light” Award from the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation

Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., receives “See The Light” Award from the Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation By: Tyler Francischine Oct. 15, 2020 — For families facing a devastating diagnosis of pediatric neurodegenerative genetic disease, Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., provides a sense of hope and possibility. As director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center, the associate chair …

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