** Avalo Therapeutics' shares AVTX.O rise 12.4% to $4.05
premarket
** Co doses first patient in late-stage study testing
AVTX-803 in Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type II urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX7LYGVn
** LAD II is a rare autosomal recessive disorder
characterized by immunodeficiency resulting in recurrent
infections
** 3 of 4 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1
"hold"; their median PT is $40.50
** Stock down ~82.35% YTD as of last close
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