IRDiRC | International Rare Diseases Research Consortium

IRDiRC | International Rare Diseases Research Consortium

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Upcoming international rare disease events 2nd International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) Conference: 7-9 November, Shenzhen, China MORE ARTICLES Chemical drugs could be an alternative to gene therapy to treat certain genetic diseases October 29, 2014 In addition or as an alternative to gene therapy, chemical drugs could offer benefits to treat certain genetic disorders resulting from loss-of-function (LOF) or gain-of-function (GOF) mutations. In an article published in Drug Discovery Today, Sun et al. found that most chemical… Full Article → Report from the international workshop on biomarkers in Duchenne muscular dystrophy October 22, 2014 The 204th European Neuro Muscular Centre (ENMC) workshop on biomarkers aimed to increase international collaboration and harmonization on research programs in the field of biomarker discovery and development for use in the field of rare diseases. Biomarkers are used to evaluate disease… Full Article → SPOTLIGHT ON IRDIRC Update on the Executive Committee The report of the teleconference of the Executive Committee held on June 2014 is available online. Read the report of the 10th Executive Committee teleconference