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FDA approved Zycubo, copper histidinate injection, as the first treatment for children with Menkes disease.
Menkes disease is a rare disorder of copper transport that can cause severe neurologic and developmental problems.
The approval is a rare-disease milestone because first treatments can change diagnosis urgency, newborn evaluation and specialist referral patterns.
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First therapies for rare pediatric diseases can reshape clinical pathways and family expectations.
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