Evaluation of the landscape of pharmacodynamic biomarkers in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)
- Published on 08/30/2024
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Stern Sydney , Crisamore Karryn , Schuck Robert , Pacanowski Michael
https://ror.org/00yf3tm42 Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Science, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave 20993 Silver Spring Maryland USA
Abstract
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is an autosomal recessive, progressive disorder resulting from variants in NPC1 or NPC2 that leads to the accumulation of cholesterol and other lipids in late endosomes and lysosomes. The clinical manifestations of the disease vary by age of onset, and severity is often characterized by neurological involvement. To date, no disease-modifying therapy has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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