FDA approves Raptor's drug for nephropathic cystinosis

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FDA approves Raptor's drug for nephropathic cystinosis

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-approves-raptors-drug-nephropathic-cystinosis-164522321.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_r36FnlC_bRa.sGhrHpbXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-30T164522Z_1_CBRE93T1AJP00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is shown in Silver Spring near Washington" align="left" title="The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is shown in Silver Spring near Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved an experimental drug from Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp to treat a rare genetic disorder that can cause irreversible tissue damage, organ failure and premature death. Raptor's shares rose as much as 15.6 percent on Tuesday. The drug, Procysbi, is designed to treat nephropathic cystinosis, the most common form of a disease known as cystinosis, in which toxic levels of cystine, a naturally occurring amino acid, build up in the body's cells and organs. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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