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Batten's disease Etymology: Frederick E. Batten, English ophthalmologist neurologist, 1865-1918 a progressive childhood encephalopathy characterized by disturbed metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. It occurs in children between 5 and 10 years of age. The child experiences sudden blindness and progressive mental deterioration. Also called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The cells used in this study were similar to those that are part of a clinical trial for a childhood disorder called Batten's disease. As previously reported, the Company is targeting the filing of its first IND in the first quarter of 2005, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its proprietary human neural stem cells as a treatment for Batten's disease, an always fatal neurodegenerative disease and member of the Lysosomal Storage Disease family. |
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