February 2024

Let's raise awareness and support for those living with rare diseases. Every person battling a rare condition is a warrior, showing incredible strength, resilience, and determination in the face of unique challenges. Let's shine a spotlight on the importance of…

A chance to come together on Zoom with other dads from the BDFA community and have a chat.Led by trained Peer Befriender Andrew Dawkins and James Yarrow. If you are interested in joining the session or to find out more,…

Dear Families, You may be aware that there was a press release last week from Theranexus about the Batten-1 clinical trial for CLN3 (Theranexus_PR_Cash_Position_Dec_31_2023_VDEF.pdf). Beyond Batten have followed this up in an e-mail to their registered families and the BDFA…

Joint Statement to the Global Batten Disease Community On Thursday, February 15, 2024, important news broke regarding CLN1 clinical research that global Batten disease patient advocacy groups wish to share with the Batten community. A patient with CLN1 disease was…

It’s International Epilepsy Day - a day for coming together to raise awareness. Batten Disease is one of many rare and complex epilepsies affecting families in the UK. While everyone’s epilepsy journey is unique, we take many steps in common…

Dear Batten community, As many of you know, we have been awaiting further news regarding the future of the CLN3 and CLN6 gene therapy clinical programs led by Amicus Therapeutics. Today, we wish to share an important update relating to…

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