'It is imperative we stop this cruel disease being passed on'
Victoria Holliday urges MPs to support a procedure that could allow her and others to have healthy children (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - October 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: leigh syndrome children's health house of commons Source Type: news
Edison’s Vatiquinone receives FDA orphan drug status for Leigh syndrome
Inherited mitochondrial disease treatment specialists Edison Pharmaceuticals has received orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its vatiquinone to treat Leigh syndrome. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - June 9, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Japanese Ministry grants orphan status to Edison's EPI-743 to treat Leigh syndrome
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted orphan designation to Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743, an orally bioavailable small molecule, being developed for the treatment of Leigh syndrome in children. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - May 21, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Leigh's Disease (Leigh's Syndrome)
Title: Leigh's Disease (Leigh's Syndrome)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/25/2011 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/2/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - April 2, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Consultation on babies with three people's DNA
Controversial technique, currently banned, would prevent women from passing mitochondrial diseases to their childrenThe Department of Health has launched a three-month consultation on the draft regulations for a radical procedure that aims to prevent mothers from passing on serious genetic diseases to their children, a controversial technique because it leads to babies with DNA from three people.Mitochondrial transfer has never been tried in humans and is prohibited in Britain under laws that ban the placing of an egg or embyro into a woman if the DNA has been altered. But scientists working on the technique said it offere...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Reproduction Genetics Human biology Medical research Controversies Science Embryos Health Society The Guardian News Source Type: news
Consultation on technique to prevent mitochondrial disease launched in UK
Controversial technique, currently banned, would prevent women from passing mitochondrial diseases to their childrenThe Department of Health has launched a three-month consultation on the draft regulations for a radical procedure that aims to prevent mothers from passing on serious genetic diseases to their children, a controversial technique because it leads to babies with DNA from three people.Mitochondrial transfer has never been tried in humans and is prohibited in Britain under laws that ban the placing of an egg or embyro into a woman if the DNA has been altered. But scientists working on the technique said it offere...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 27, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Embryos theguardian.com Genetics Biology News Health Medical research Human biology Society Reproduction Science Source Type: news
Fatal mitochondrial defect treated with FDA approved immune-modulating drug
The transplant anti-rejection drug rapamycin showed unexpected benefits in a mouse model of a fatal defect in the energy powerhouses of cells, the mitochondria. Children with the condition, Leigh syndrome, show progressive brain damage, muscle weakness, lack of coordination or muscle control, and weight loss, and usually succumb to respiratory failure.Leigh syndrome is often diagnosed within the first year of life. Affected children rarely survive beyond 6 or 7 years. At present, the disorder, which can result from several different underlying causes, has no effective treatment. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
