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Medipal, JCR Kick Off Japan PI/II of MPS IIIB Therapy
Medipal Holdings and JCR Pharmaceuticals said on December 3 that the first patient has been dosed in a Japan PI/II trial for JR-446, an investigational drug for mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB), a lysosome disease also known as Sanfilippo syndrome…
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