A rare and devastating genetic disease Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare genetic disease, occurring at a rate of 1 in 45,000 births. It can begin in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, and leads to severe neurological dysfunction affecting motor skills and cognitive functions, and potentially to death. Libmeldy: an innovativeRead More →
ELA International warns of the importance of screening for leukodystrophies at birth. Diagnosed too late, Alice lost her speech and mobility in less than a month. As a result of this cataclysm, her little sister Coline was screened very early, even before the first symptoms of the disease appeared. That’sRead More →
Avec Tony Estanguet, Zinédine Zidane, Florent Pagny et tous les ambassadeurs d’ELA, relevons cet incroyable défi : être 1 million sur la ligne de départ et faire un 1 milliard de pas pour aider les enfants malades. Prêts à mettre vos baskets ? “Mets tes baskets” invite chaque année lesRead More →
Mathéo could have been cured with a gene therapy invented in France. He was denied treatment for commercial reasons. To prevent this story from happening again, a mother of ELA calls out the French Ministers of Health and Research, as well as the Secretary General for Investment-France 2030 through aRead More →
From August 4 to 6, 2023, the ELA Suisse team welcomed the association’s families to the Hôtel Cailler in Charmey (canton of Fribourg). On Saturday morning, the children had the pleasure of trying out different games in a workshop led by Béatrice Hess (honorary member of ELA). During this activity,Read More →
ELA international repeats the ELA Families/Researchers meeting virtually, an event open to the international community of patients affected by leukodystrophy. A simultaneous translation in 5 languages (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian) allowed everyone to follow the presentations live. The videos of the meeting are available. You can review it now:Read More →
With the mobilization of the families, health professionals and ELA, and under the lead of the firm ARGO Santé, a study on the impact of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy on the quality of life of patients and their families was conducted on Leuconnect. The platform allowed the expected recruitment and a rapidRead More →
The 3rd MLD Alliance international congress on newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) was held in Florence on November 3rd and 4th 2022. It brought together some sixty clinicians, scientists, industry and patient association representatives. The 1st day, some specific workshops were organized. Scientists shared information about the ongoing newbornRead More →
The association ELA Switzerland has been selected to receive support from the operation “Everything is possible!” organised by “Radio Télévision Suisse” from December 11th to 17th 2021. The solidarity challenge in favor of ELA Switzerland consisted in the complete renovation of the meeting room of the association in its headquartersRead More →
