✅ BridgeBio shares promising results in trial of Canavan disease gene therapy

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BridgeBio disclosed results Thursday from a Phase 1/2 study of its gene therapy for Canavan disease, an extremely rare and devastating genetic disorder that causes the brain’s white matter to break down. The body needs a gene called ASPA to code for a key enzyme that breaks down an amino acid called N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid — or NAA. In people with Canavan, that gene is mutated, leading to damage of the white matter in the brain. It’s estimated to impact roughly 1 in 100,000 births, more frequently in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. With the infantile-onset form of the disease, most patients don’t live into their teens.

Endpoints     Oct 24, 2024