Is It Easier to Diagnose a Mitochondria Defect?

To celebrate February as rare disease month we will be interviewing leaders in rare diseases throughout the month! In this episode we explore new research in one of the mitochondrial disorders, primary mitochondrial myopathy (PMM). Joining us for this conversation is Dr. Alejandro Dorenbaum, the Chief Medical Officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, who is currently studying an investigational therapy for PMM.

Dr. Dorebbaum is a board-certified allergist-immunologist with over 25 years of experience in drug development and clinical trials. Prior to serving as the CMO of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, he served as the Chief Medical Officer of several other pharmaceutical companies, where he achieved proof-of-concept in clinical trials for novel therapeutic antibodies targeting inflammatory cells. He received his medical degree from the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, and completed his residency in pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center and held fellowship in allergy and immunology at Baylor College of Medicine. He maintains an active academic position as Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine.

On This Episode We Discuss:

The function of the mitochondria

Challenges of living with a mitochondrial condition

How primary mitochondrial myopathies (PMM) are unique

How the percentage of affected mitochondria correlates with the severity of symptoms

What Reneo doing to help diagnose more patients with PMM

Reneo’s STRIDE study for treatment of PMM

To learn more about the STRIDE study, check out the study website or search for it on Clinicialtrials.gov. Be sure to follow Alejandro on LinkedIn and Reneo Pharmaceuticals on Twitter.

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