Protalix BioTherapeutics' (PLX) Alfataliglicerase Approved in Brazil for the Treatment of Certain Gaucher Disease
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Alfataliglicerase Approved for Pediatric Indications in Brazil for the Treatment of Gaucher Disease in Children Four years and Older
November 22, 2016 9:25 AM ESTCARMIEL, Israel, Nov. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PLX) (TASE: PLX) announced today that the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA, Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria) has granted regulatory approval for alfataliglicerase as a long-term enzyme replacement therapy for children four years old and above with a confirmed diagnosis of Type I Gaucher disease.  Gaucher disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder, with approximately 700 patients treated in Brazil. Brazil has the third largest number of identified Gaucher patients worldwide, after the United States and... More