Exon took a more partisan view of the House fervor, calling the "contract" a "sham".

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There were no differences in the prevalence of exon 4 between the two groups.

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One in three women with a history of pre-eclampsia carried the exon 3 defect.

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Another exon 51-skipping drug, developed by Prosensa, a Dutch biotech, and partner GlaxoSmithKline, is expected to have results from a large study later this year.

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But Sarepta is working on other exon-skipping drugs that skip exon 45 and exon 50, which could help 9% and 5% of Duchenne patients, respectively.

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Eighty-five percent of Duchenne patients have the exon-skipping gene.

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On the morning after the House vote the Senate Finance Committee's chairman Bob Packwood (R-Oregon) and its ranking minority member James Exon (D-Nebraska) told me they'd seek deficit cuts before they'd go along with tax cuts in the Senate version of the bill.

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We have now received an appointment letter from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London for October 18, 2012 to take our children there in order to get a detailed genetic consultation, physiotherapy assessment, and to talk about Exon skipping plan based on results of biopsy for genes molecular diagnosis and its management.

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