Friday, August 22, 2014

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for inherited neurological disorders

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for inherited neurological disorders. Ilan Tur-Kaspa, Roohi Jeelani
& P. Murali Doraiswamy, Nature Reviews Neurology 10, 417–424 (2014), doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2014.84

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is an option for couples at risk of having offspring with an inherited debilitating or fatal neurological disorder who wish to conceive a healthy child.

The influence of the European paediatric regulation on marketing authorisation of orphan drugs for children

The influence of the European paediatric regulation on marketing authorisation of orphan drugs for children. Annemarie Rosan Kreeftmeijer-Vegter, Anthonius de Boer, Roselinda H van der Vlugt-Meijer and Peter J de Vries; Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2014, 9:120 doi:10.1186/s13023-014-0120-x

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