One year ago, the LifeArc Centre for Rare Mitochondrial Diseases was created to help tackle some of the biggest challenges in mitochondrial disease. 🧪 Slow diagnosis 📉 Difficulties tracking how the condition changes over time 🧫 Lack of tests to help show whether a potential treatment is working ❌ No cures We’re proud to support this centre, which brings together experts and people affected by these conditions to improve diagnosis and speed up the search for new treatments. 🎥 Hear from the re

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🌟Expanded access can offer hope when no approved treatment exists. When Arturito Estopinan was diagnosed with TK2d, an ultra-rare mitochondrial disease, his family worked with experts to access an investigational therapy. Today, Arturito is thriving, and the FDA has approved the first treatment for TK2d. A powerful step forward for the rare disease community.🙌 👉 Read more about Arturito’s journey and the power of expanded access: https://mdaquest.org/how-expanded-access-and-compassionate-use-