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NEWS & EVENTS


In a major article for Drug Discovery World, Dan Williams discussed the opportunities for ASO-based therapies
Read the article here A rare opportunity for ASOs - Drug Discovery World (DDW)
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May 301 min read
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Lyonette Designs donating 10% of sales to H-ABC Foundation UK
Lyonette is a print company set up by one of our H-ABC parents and they are donating 10% of all print sales to H-ABC, check out their...
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May 301 min read
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Addressing the Funding Crisis for Special Needs Education in the UK
Being a parent of a child suffering from Hypomyelination with Atrophy of the Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum (H-ABC), a condition caused by...
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Jun 25, 20243 min read
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Dan Williams interviewed for prestigious journal - Major International Clinical Trials feature showcases SynaptixBio story
ICT talks with Dan Williams from SynaptixBio about the rare genetic disease group of leukodystrophies, how they affect the white matter...
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Feb 8, 20249 min read
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BBC Interview Tubb4a Family
Oxford company working on drug to treat rare brain disease - BBC News
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Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Great news that Synapix Bio have secured £13.2m to fund clinical trials for H-ABC/Tubb4a!
Oxford biotech firm secures £13.2m to develop first treatment for rare, incurable, deadly disease. (synaptixbio.com)
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May 10, 20231 min read
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Virtual Reality for H-abc
In 2021, the H-ABC Foundation UK began working on two exciting projects involving Virtual Reality for H-ABC. IMAGINATION VR: IMAGINATION...
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May 16, 20222 min read
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Another article about one of our H-abc kids!
Time running out for 'beautiful' Cotswold teen needing medical treatment for genetic condition - Gloucestershire Live
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May 16, 20221 min read
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NIH, FDA and 15 organisations join forces to increase effective gene therapies for rare diseases.
More exciting news for rare disease communities. The article below explains the new partnership to help improve and accelerate the...
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Oct 28, 20211 min read
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New Biotech, Synaptix, launched to develop treatment for Tubb4a H-abc!
Very exciting news for the H-abc community. Biotech Synaptix has launched and are working hard to develop ASO gene therapy for H-abc and...
habcfoundationuk
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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Darren Hardy the Machine!
The amazing Darren Hardy is at it again! This time he pulled a car (yes a car!!) for 50km! Darren is such an amazing supporter of H-abc...
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Sep 25, 20211 min read
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5 Marathons in 50 Hours video
Darren Hardy, who ran 5 marathons in 50 hours for H-abc Foundation UK, has produced a video about his challenge. Have a watch, its a...
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Jul 16, 20211 min read
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5 Marathons in 50 Hours!
Ex Solider Darren Hardy is running 5 marathons in 50 hours to raise money for H-abc Foundation UK after being inspired by Aggie, 12, who...
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Apr 10, 20211 min read
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H-abc family meeting the Queen of Spain!
One of our H-abc families had the privilege of meeting the Queen of Spain, here is what mum, Laura, had to say: On February 11, we had...
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Mar 5, 20211 min read
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BBC Breakfast news interviews H-abc families
3 of the H-abc children and their mum's were interviewed by BBC Breakfast to help raise awareness of the disease and the charity we have...
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Nov 18, 20201 min read
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ULF H-abc Conference presented by Dr Vanderver
ULF organised a Leukodystrophy conference this year and Dr Vanderver presented and update on H-abc, click below to view the presentation.
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Oct 6, 20201 min read
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Ben Fogle has given us his Twitter account for a week!
We have the amazing opportunity of having access to Ben's Twitter account to help publicise our charity. We will be tweeting videos and...
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Aug 17, 20201 min read
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News article in The Sun online!
The Sun Online published a great article about H-abc and how we are desperately trying to find a cure for our kids. have a read here.....
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Aug 11, 20201 min read
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We now have our Charity Commission number!
After lots of paperwork and waiting we now have our Charity Commission number! H-abc Foundation UK 1190390 is a charity registered in...
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Aug 7, 20201 min read
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Our new Youtube video!
Some of our parents and US affiliated charity Foundation to Fight H-abc have produced this great Youtube video. It features some of our...
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Jul 19, 20201 min read
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