Recent Activates from MERDIndia IN May 2025
-MERDIndia gave informative support to more than 30 people regarding IEM and NBS and rare Diseases.
2-Participated IN few Activates
23rd may 2025
Kangra-Orgnized and support newborn screening seminar at Rajendra Prasad Medical college Tanda kangra himachal pradesh, it was great successful seminar and attented by 70 people, thank to our parent Vivek ji Choudary to join the seminar,
Great support by Dr. Milap Sharma
Principal Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (DRPGMC) Dr atul Gupta, and key speaker were, Dr pd Gupta, Dr Seema Sharma, Dr tanu Sharma, Dr pardeep attari,
Hopefully we are in right way to create awareness among doctors and Parents,
8th may 2025
on Thalassemia Day participated in webinar focused on Thalassemia: Innovations & Future Directions
key speakers were Dr Raj kumar and Dr Manojit Chakraborty ,webinar organized by MedGenome
NEWS
A child diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder was successfully treated with a customized CRISPR gene editing therapy by a team at Children Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine in a historical medical breakthrough.
The landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showcases the power of customized gene editing therapy to treat patients with rare metabolic disease.
Nine-month-old KJ Muldoon was the first patient to be treated with a gene editing technology customized for his rare disease.
"In patients who have urea cycle disorders, they can't break down protein, and unfortunately, what happens is ammonia builds up, and ammonia can be toxic to the brain and cause permanent neurologic damage, Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, of CHOP, said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/chop-penn-medicine-gene-editing-therapy