Year: 2021

Axel Riordan, MLD

By Alexandra Worth Axel Riordan was born October 15, 2017. He was a healthy growing boy, hitting all his milestones on time. Around 18 months old Axel started developing problems while walking; locking knees, stumbling, eventually falling a lot. It all progressed slowly at first so at his two-year checkup with his pediatrician I mentioned …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – March 2021

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of March 2021. 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 Alec JumpJames Jump Leesa Jump  Alex Bouley Charna Levine  Brad Baumann Burdetta Baumann Bernard Baumann  Brad …

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Shari S., ALD

Being part of a family that has endured the devastation of ALD since 1959 when my mother’s brother lost his battle and then losing both my older brother in 1972 and my younger brother in 1979. Knowing since 1987 when I was 18 years old that I am a carrier set the stage for more painful …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – February 2021

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of February 2021. 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 Henry Crawley David Crawley – I love you Henry.  Holly Brenneman Heidi Edwards  Neil …

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Amera Reed, ACER3

by Shannon Reed Amera is our sweet 3 year old daughter who battles an extremely rare genetic disease called ACER3 related early childhood onset progressive  Leukodystrophy. There are only about 20 known cases of this type worldwide!  Our daughter was diagnosed with this progressive disease at age 2. She was initially presumptively diagnosed with other …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – January 2021

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of January 2021. 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 Aryabella Haeger Shannon Wright – In behalf of Star Chaser Crafts  Aveline Brendel Lyndsay …

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Orchard Therapeutics Announces OTL-200 Granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation by FDA for the Treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)

Interactions with FDA anticipated by mid-2021 to determine the BLA filing strategy for OTL-200 BOSTON and LONDON, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orchard Therapeutics, a global gene therapy leader, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to OTL-200, an investigational ex vivo autologous hematopoietic stem …

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In Memorial or Honorarium – December 2020

The ULF received donations in memorial or honorarium for the following during the month of December 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 Aayaansh ModiAnonymous  Ainsley CunninghamAnonymous Cheryl Malden  Alex Hiles Cynthia Powell  Amari BallDiane Mobeck Ken Mobeck  Ben …

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FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug for Patients with Krabbe Disease

January 4, 2021 by Dan Salvo Forge Biologics has received IND, IBC, and IRB clearance for FBX-101, a gene therapy for patients with Krabbe disease, a rare and fatal genetic disorder FBX-101 is a first-in-human potential treatment utilizing an adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver a functioning copy of the GALC gene to cells in the CNS and …

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