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From: nigel bates6/2/2005 5:59:47 AM
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Elan, again....

Elan falls on new report of Tysabri-linked illness
Thu Jun 2, 2005 05:40 AM ET

DUBLIN, June 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Elan Corp. (ELN.I: Quote, Profile, Research) fell as much as 24 percent on Thursday following a report that a fourth patient taking its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri may have contracted a deadly brain disease.

Elan halted sales of Tysabri on February 28 after a patient died from a rare brain infection, known as PML. Two further cases were later identified.

The Boston Globe reported on Thursday that Biogen Idec Inc., with whom Elan developed the treatment, had told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a fourth patient may have contracted PML...
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