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Silence ALS: a platform for the development of individualized ASOs
Silence ALS is an initiative established by the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center at Columbia University in partnership with the n-Lorem Foundation to discover and develop personalized experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) medicines for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with rare, disease-causing gene mutations. The initiative creates an infrastructure that employs n-Lorem’s non-profit model to discover and develop personalized investigational ASO medicines and Columbia University’s resources to conduct a comprehensive clinical and scientific evaluation of symptomatic and pre-symptomatic carriers of ALS gene mutations. Initial efforts have focused on the development of antisense therapies for patients who have already developed signs and symptoms of ALS, but the ultimate goal of Silence ALS is to identify and treat individuals at risk earlier to delay if not prevent the onset of symptoms.
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Grantee: Neil Shneider, MD
Grant type: Restricted Research Grant
Award total: $76,004.00
Institution: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Country: USA