Scientists test common amino acid to fight devastating rare lung disease
NCT ID NCT03887169
Summary
This study tested whether giving the amino acid methionine by mouth or feeding tube was safe and could help control a severe, rare genetic lung disease. The disease, which mainly affects children, causes lung and liver problems and has no cure. Researchers gave three young patients methionine daily for over two months to see if it could improve their symptoms and health.
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75015, France
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