In the past few years, substantial progress has been made towards effective treatment of Batten disease, a family of paediatric neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders. In this Review, the authors discuss new therapies for Batten disease, including cerliponase alfa, the first globally approved agent, and considers promising new therapeutic avenues for future treatments.
- Tyler B. Johnson
- Jacob T. Cain
- Jill M. Weimer