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Canavan disease
Canavan disease
Families of Children with Rare Diseases Fuel Gene Therapy Research
The Scientist
Staff | May 1, 2018
Crowdfunding can power investigations into diseases that would otherwise receive little attention.
Slow March Toward a Canavan Cure
Ashley Yeager | May 1, 2018
Two decades after a successful crowdfunding campaign, some clinical trial patients have seen improvements—but there’s still no approved treatment for the disease.
Fighting Canavan Disease
The Scientist
Staff | Apr 30, 2018
Meet the family seeking to fund research into a rare disease that afflicts their two boys.