2024-07-15 10:17:45
(ANSA) – ROME, JULY 15 – The Telethon Foundation has announced 22 new research projects on rare genetic diseases: the 3.9 million euros of this third round to finance research in various sectors including Duchenne muscular dystrophy and tuberous sclerosis assigned to research groups distributed across 9 Italian regions, from Puglia to Piedmont, from Liguria to Veneto.
“With this third edition of the multi-round call, Fondazione Telethon continues to work to guarantee the necessary funds for research on rare diseases, also thanks to the essential support of top-level scientists and researchers”, said Celeste Scotti, Director of Research and Development of Fondazione Telethon. The projects to be funded, with a total of 3,904,094 euros collected thanks to donations from citizens, are 13 basic research projects and 9 preclinical research projects selected from 127 proposals by a Commission composed of over 200 scientists.
The funding will allow the study of the mechanisms of various genetic diseases and the development of potential therapeutic approaches for various pathologies, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy, tuberous sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegia, autism spectrum disorders, hemophilia A, Rett syndrome, epilepsy and mucopolysaccharidoses. Two research projects funded in Campania, Liguria, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, 3 in Lazio, 8 in Lombardy and one each in Piedmont, Puglia and Trentino-Alto Adige: a total of 22 that brings the number of projects funded by the Telethon Foundation since its inception to over 3,000.
“The Foundation – added Scotti – works to create the conditions so that quality research can generate innovative therapies and solutions that improve the quality and life prospects of the patient. This call is also a demonstration of the great vitality of the Italian scientific community involved in the field of rare genetic diseases, judging by the selection of very promising research, from basic studies to translational research”. (ANSA).
2024-07-15 10:17:45