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FindZebra rare disease search engine enhanced by new AI tool

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool — OpenAI’s GPT application programming interface (API) — has been integrated into FindZebra, an online search engine that aims to make it easier to find information about, and thereby diagnose, rare diseases. OpenAI’s GPT API is an innovative deep-learning tool that uses artificial…

AAN 2023: Children reaching motor milestones 10 years after Upstaza

Children with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency are continuing to experience motor function gains up to 10 years after receiving a single dose of PTC Therapeutics’ gene therapy Upstaza (eladocagene exuparvovec), new clinical trial data show. Alexis Russell, PTC’s senior medical director, discussed the findings during…

Great Plains summit to focus on rare neurodevelopmental disorders

The Sanford CoRDS 13th Annual Great Plains Rare Disease Summit will focus on rare neurodevelopmental disorders such as aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. The event, hosted by Sanford Research, will be held May 11-12 virtually and in person in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and feature presentations by…