Allopurinol, designated as the first orphan drug for Marfan syndrome treatment

Allopurinol, designated as the first orphan drug for Marfan syndrome treatment
Research

19/05/2025

The UB, IDIBAPS and CIBERER are promoting this important new advance in the fight against a genetic and minority disease that causes serious alterations in the cardiovascular system — such as aneurysms and rupture of the aorta — and affects around 7 out of every 100,000 people in the European Union.
 

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