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Notice Of Annual General Meeting Of The Batten Disease Family Association 2020

Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Batten Disease Family AssociationNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Batten Disease Family Association will be held virtually via Zoom,at 1pm on Saturday 21st November 2020.We are hoping to…

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Save Our Children’s Sight Campaign- Children With CLN2 Batten Disease On Brineura

Following on from yesterday’s announcement about the restarting of our research function, the BDFA is pleased to announce our collaboration with a group of families who have children with CLN2 and are accessing enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). This campaign is…

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BDFA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT

We are writing to announce our intent to restart research activities funded by the BDFA, in collaboration with families. As you know, we had to pause this. Research is a key commitment in our plans and we are excited to be…

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Brineura® Recommended For Use In Scotland

Life-changing drug for rare and fatal form of childhood dementia made available in Scotland for the first time Today, the Scottish Medicines Consortium has recommended the use of Brineura® (cerliponase alfa) in the NHS to treat CLN2, a form of Batten…

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The BDFA Is Excited To Announce Their Support Of A Brand New, Family-led Project.

Mimi and Andrew Petty have set up Bertie’s Helpers to honour their son Bertie, who died of CLN1 Batten Disease, aged 4, a year ago. Bertie loved his bunny toys so Mimi and Andrew knew they had to use the…

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With your support we can help support families living with the devastating diagnosis of Batten disease

The BDFA receives NO funding from Government and are only able to carry out our work because of the strong commitment of our volunteers and fundraisers.

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folder for a newly diagnosed family

£20 a month

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£50 a month
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Batten disease