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Medipal/JCR to Pair Up for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB Drug
Medipal Holdings and JCR Pharmaceuticals said on September 28 that they will be joining forces to develop and commercialize JR-446 for the indication of mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB), a lysosome disease also known as Sanfilippo syndrome type B. The…
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