Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Accelerating access for rare disease patients – the need to ...

Santhera is putting patient needs at the heart of its rare disease speciality business. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Meier, PhD, talks about the company’s mission – and how rationalising Europe’s drug review systems could help patients.

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Can people with Duchenne be in charge of their own lives?

Progress in health and social care in European countries is helping many boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to extend their lives beyond what was once dreamed possible, and to take control of their lives as they grow up and become men.

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Duchenne's disease: A New Hope

Rare diseases, exceptional people: Filippo Buccella has battled for 25 years to improve care for children with