Expansion and reactivation of Ionis PrProfile (ION717) clinical trial for people with symptomatic prion disease

Author: Joaquín Castilla Ionis Pharmaceuticals has just announced that the recruitment pause for its PrProfile (ION717) study for people with symptomatic prion disease has been lifted. Important information to note: Resumption of recruitment: After a planned pause, recruitment for the PrProfile clinical trial has resumed as of [...]
New international study looks for correlations between genetic variations and sporadic CJD

Author: Josu Galarza Scientists from around the world have collaborated on a genetic study that seeks to identify small changes in the genome that may be related to the clinical development and age of onset of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD). Prion diseases are classified as rare diseases due to their low incidence [...].