Month: May 2020

Kristie DeMarco, Refsum Disease

From PatientWorthy.com After coming back from the Global Genes conference, Kristie was convinced that establishing a foundation was the right next step to advocate for a cure for Refsum Disease. With the help of other patients and family, Global DARE Foundation was formed with 5 board members.  DARE stands for Defeat Adult Refsum Everywhere.  The first board …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – April 2020

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of April 2020. We apologize for any inadvertent omittance or misspellings. Please notify us if we have made a mistake at [email protected] or by calling 815.748.3211. IN HONOR OF Ryan D. Miller: Ellen Dodaro  Daxton Wallace: Sandy Wallace IN MEMORY OF Joseph Abelman: …

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Minoryx Nexus Clinical Study for cALD

Minoryx Therapeutics is recruiting for a clinical trial focusing on cALD in Europe. The NEXUS clinical trial is a phase 2, open-label clinical study designed to assess the efficacy and safety of leriglitazone in male pediatric patients with early stage cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD). The NEXUS study recruits cALD patients with early cerebral MRI lesions. …

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