FDA approved first drug to treat rare metabolic disorder

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On Nov. 23, 2020, the FDA approved Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’s Oxlumo (lumasiran) as the first treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), a rare genetic disorder. This approval is a cumulation of the work of experts and community members coordinated by the Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation and the Kidney Health Initiative.

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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