CureDRPLA has been funding research that aims to better understand DRPLA symptoms and how this condition develops over time, such as the DRPLA Natural History and Biomarkers Study. While such research projects are essential for advancing research towards clinical...
Announcing DRPLA n-of-1 clinical trial
This announcement was initially published on our website on February 12, 2024. You can find a pdf version of the announcement here. Dear DRPLA community, Since we established CureDRPLA in 2019, our mission has been to connect families, physicians and scientific...
CureDRPLA has published a scientific article highlighting advances in research
We have been working with Ataxia UK and the scientific community from around the world to advance research on DRPLA. Our recent article, published in a scientific journal, highlights the strides we and our scientific community have made in understanding DRPLA and our...
Similarities and differences between DRPLA and Huntington’s disease
Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) and Huntington's disease (HD) are rare genetic disorders affecting the brain, caused by a specific type of genetic change, an elongation of a repetitive stretch of the letters “C-A-G”. In DRPLA that expansion is found in...
Insights from the International Drug Repurposing conference
On March 6-7, 2024, the International Drug Repurposing conference took place in Barcelona, bringing together nearly 200 attendees. Among them was Dr. Silvia Prades, our Research Manager, representing our commitment to advancing research. Drug repurposing consists of...