European Medicines Agency recommends first-in-class medicine for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use(CHMP) has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Translarna (ataluren), an orphan-designated medicine for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused by nonsense mutations. Translarna is to be used in patients aged five years and older who are able to walk…

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