
ATTRv with polyneuropathy affects up to 40,000 people worldwide

The therapy is designed to reduce the effects of the disease by lowering the production of TTR protein

ION582 is expected to enter late-stage development for the rare neurodevelopmental disorder in 2025

The rare genetic disease is estimated to affect up to 13 people per million in the US

More than 20,000 people in the US and Europe are affected by the rare genetic disease

The company also announced it will regain rights to the antisense medicine from Bayer

The liver-targeted antisense therapy is in phase 3 trials for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis, a systemic, progressive and fatal condition

Treatment could be transformative for around 260 million people living with disease