Elamipretide shows promise in treating Barth syndrome. Advocates have pushed for FDA approval.
Walker Burger, who has Barth syndrome, injects the drug elamipretide at his home in Monroe on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Burger is helping lead an effort to get FDA approval for the drug. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a news development.
MONROE — He had almost died as an infant, his little heart failing from an unknown condition, and now, at age 36, he was living with the same disease. Now he knew the name: Barth syndrome. His body malfunctioning at the cellular level. A death sentence for so many others. It was a Friday morning in September at the suburban house about 50 miles east of Atlanta where Walker Burger rented a room. He went to the refrigerator and took out a small white box. He reached in and pulled out a small glass bottle of clear liquid.
ohw tahw tahw eht eht taht yrots s’nos syas devas snur srehto eno no rehtom snaem ,diuqil diuqil .efil tsael ,ti ti si fi reh neppah rof .yrd gurd dneped dluoc raelc dna dna tuoba reklaW sihT tA
ohw erew ot siht eht eht eht taht ,slaiciffo fo fo ,gninrom .htnom ycrem ti ni gnuh tnemnrevog detcepxe dne noitercsid ediced niatrec erofeb ,ecnalab ta dna lla nO
— — niw saw saw elbuort ot eht eht eht eht rebmemer serutcip ro dlo ton on on rehtom kool efil .tpek lanoitagitsevni gninigami fi woh sih sih sih eh dah dah morf editerpimale gurd od did dluoc ,doohdlihc .egnahc dellac ta lavorppa rewsna dna reklaW .S.U fI dooF gurD llA noitartsinimdA
Walker Burger lived his entire childhood under the weight of unexplained fatigue. He was later diagnosed with Barth syndrome, which affects fewer than 150 people in the United States. As an adult he began taking the experimental drug elamipretide, which helped to curb his symptoms. (Courtesy)
ooT“ sraey etorw nedoow htiw ,sleehw kaew saw .deklaw ,deklaw ,klaw desu ot ot siht eht eht llits gnihtemos ”.retoocs retoocs retoocs der derreferp gnitniop edistuo no dlo ,rehtom si eh eh eh eh teg .emarf :noitpac erofeb ta .dnuora tsomla a a reklaW ,yllaS siH ereH eH retfA 2
At a church softball game, according to his mother, Walker said he wanted to be the “coacher.” (Courtesy)
gnivaw .klaw ot .driht eht llabtfos ,dnoces .gninnur rennur gnidnuor gnidnuor .nar no ylsuoivbo reven devol tfel si sih eh eh ,dnah evolg .emag dluoc hcruhc .aremac tub eb ,llabesab llabesab ylerab ta ta ta era sraeppa rehtona ega a reklaW yehT enO s’eH ereH eH ,4
uoy uoy htiw ohw ohw tahw hgiew ot ot eht naht llat ,emordnys elggurts enoemos .sdnuop elpoep nepo fo fo ton reven .selcsum .klim nem yam ssel nwonk ti evah nollag teef seod dneherpmoc .spihc yrrac gab era era tluda a a erehT erehT rO fI htraB 6 001
eht“ dluow tsrow saw gniyrt deirt ot ot ot eht .etammaet ”,maet retsis dnoces .yas derebmemer reyalp yalp dessap no redlo retal mih eh og gnitteg morf tsrif yb dna a reklaW .llab-T siH eH
regnuoy noitacav .pu koot ot ot ot eht eht wols sretsis erutcip eno no redlo fo erom gniyl tfel peek si sih sih mih dah ,roolf rehtaf tsaf ylimaf .detsuahxe snoitrexe ,nwod t’ndluoc .dlihc htob esuaceb .peelsa ksa sa dna a a nehW reklaW reklaW naS roniM s’ereH eH ,ocsicnarF
Sometimes Walker was so tired that he fell asleep right where he was. (Courtesy)
thgiew ,yaw denialpxenu rednu .tnemtaert siht eht eht eht taht emordnys gnireggats os sretsis erar fo on tsom devil sih sih mih dah yhcuorg tog yllanif .eugitaf eritne ,sesaesid sisongaid dluoc doohdlihc dellac eb ta ega reklaW racsO ekiL eH eH .hcuorG devorppa-ADF htraB .91
erew .pu lairt ot hguorht taht semitemos dengis delffuhs gnikees thgir suoicerp stneitap eno fo sih sih draeh eh gniog rof latnemirepxe ,ygrene .gurd srotcod ,rennid yad gnivresnoc lacinilc deb dna na retfa a reklaW reklaW ,s02
Walker Burger prepares an elamipretide injection at his home in Monroe, about 50 miles east of Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
sraey sparw t’now htiw htiw mraw laiv reppu oot ot emit hgiht ,neht eht eht eht eht eht naht gnikat .egnirys ,egnirys .baws emos os niks stis thgir seraperp no fo gninrom erom diuqil diuqil ,retal ti otni stcejni .ni ni ni sih sih flesmih eh eh eh sah gniog morf rof sregnif .editerpimale ylrae sward nwod enod ,syad evitucesnoc dloc raelc riahc eb sa dnuora dna na lohocla a a a ,rebmetpeS eH eH yadirF thgiE dnA 006,2
desu .elbatrofmocnu ot ot yeht eht sekat .egnirys sdnoces won elttil tsuj snoitcejni ,truh leef ytpme tub tuoba a ehT tI 01
— — krow htiw ot ot ot ot ot esoht gnikniht eht eht eht eht eht taht taht naht nekat ,elbat htgnerts tsilaiceps gnittis kcis syas ,evitcelfer elbissop elpoep elpoep seitrap tuo fo fo ton wen erom rojam edam edam naol sevil del srekamwal tsuj yenruoj boj ti ti ti si edulcni ni ni sih sih sih mih mih mih .ereh depleh eh sah sah sah sah sah nworg puorg tnemnrevog nevig morf rof rof thgif thgif gnileef laredef eugitaf .ylimaf troffe reisae gurd nezod od tcennoc cinorhc nerdlihc sllac htob yawa ta ta sa dna dna na tuoba a a a reklaW tenalP tI eH .aigroeG .ssentiF dnA
si“ uoY“ — uoy htiw ,yhw saw saw eciov siht siht siht ,syas tup no ym ?noissim s’efil ”,wonk ,wonk eh ,noitome ”?htrae gnikaerb sI I I
Walker says elamipretide has given him new strength. He works out regularly at Planet Fitness, an activity he previously considered impossible. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
eht taht naht emordnys .noitalupop elpoep noissim ni rewef raf sdnetxe dnoyeb stceffa s’reklaW detinU .setatS tuB htraB 051
gnidniw gnihctaw .tnemtaert gnitaert nwohs yrotaluger erar esimorp .htap rehto on lairdnohcotim noillim ni evah evah sah s’editerpimale .sredrosid ,sesaesid ,denibmoc ylesolc neeb tsomla tceffa tsoM devorppa-ADF editerpimalE dnA .snaciremA setacovdA 03
ereht“ fI“ htiw erarartlu siht siht eht eht taht syas erar elpoep fo on ”,enil si si ni epoh doog teg rof hsinif gurd sesaesid ”.yrtnuoc t’nac dna ssorca a emordnyS yellehS ,noitadnuoF newoB htraB
For Bowen brothers, the drug arrived too late
nehw saw saw saw detnaw .gniyrt deirt ot ot ot emit rieht eht .htgnerts ecno dereffo ton eman rehtom devil elttil dial tpek ti ti otni otni ni sih sih sih sih .flesmih .mih pleh daeh eh eh eh evah teg sdneirf htruof rof nwod od did .deirc debmilc .sriahc .riahc ,ekac .yob ,yadhtrib yadhtrib rehtona dna dna erehT ,apmaT nO siH siH eH eH .adirolF yllaniF ,navE navE tuB
tnew ot ot eht eht eht .erots no raen rehtom gninrom gniyl emoh sih yrecorg .roolf dnif ,rood emac ehS enO navE
tub“ eH“ dluow htiw t’nsaw detnaw ot ot ot ot ,yas em em tel retal ”.wonk tsuj eh og teg tsaf hguone yellehS ”,ymmoM newoB
— regnuoy gnorw htiw esohw ohw tahw tnew .ssenkaew saw saw elbuort koot .oot ot ot ot eht eht taht smotpmys dereffus gniyduts .ekorts ees emas .ytrap stnerap tuo eno reven sseleman eman elcsum shtnom evissam retal ti otni dedulcni ni sih ,mih traeh traeh eh evah dah dah dah citeneg dnuof rof wef .eruliaf rotcod ,deid noitidnoc noitidnoc tub ,rehtorb yadhtrib deraeppa rehtona dna dna tuoba a a a a reteP oN ,sdnalrehteN ,leahciM leahciM leahciM leahciM siH navE navE navE .rD newoB .htraB ,htraB madretsmA retfA A
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gnirednow wodniw gnihctaw gnitiaw owt ,tnalpsnart eht eht eht eht taht evas ,moor stneitap tuo fo fo thgim dekool .efil ,dnal edisni fi latipsoh sih sih sih sih sretpocileh traeh eh evah rof ylrae deid syad dluoc .yadhtrib yna retfa a nI eH dr32 s02
saw enohpelet ’snos ehs devas tnecer rehtom ?sevil ti ,weivretni sih reh evah .editerpimale dluoc eveileb deksa tuoba a nI seoD
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erehw lairt taert eht eht taht stluser detroper gnisimorp ecudorp ,airdnohcotim ni ni ni ni rof .ygrene ylrae noitcnufsyd deid dluoc dnuopmoc ynapmoc lacinilc sllec aera na a a leahciM yB notsoB ,2102 .9002
regnuoy sraey gnorw htiw htiw nehw tahw tahw saw saw saw saw saw pu lairt drawot koot ot ot ot eht .egnirys retsis .thgir yrotaluger stnerap niap deciton ton devom rehtom erom .setunim ,deirram gnol denrael ,retal baj snoitcejni ni sih sih sih flesmih ,reippah tog rof evif .gnitaicurcxe dellorne .citegrene ,editerpimale ylrae .ecnereffid emac tub ksa sa sa sa lavorppa dna a a ,reklaW reklaW esohT ehT htlaetS elpoeP ,rebotcO tI eH eviF yB regruB scitueparehToiB tsuguA .7102
dna“ ohW“ ”,uoy uoy ,gnirednow htiw tahw ”?nos sllacer ym sih evah ,rehtaf enod era ,siweL
Walker’s big speech
erow spsiw saw deklaw pot ot demarf-kciht ,ereht eht eht .deifirret doots ylesraps cilbup fo fo .setunim nam nretcel ni sih ,gniraeh sretrauqdaeh .daeh eh riah dah .sessalg ruof llef ta ta dna dna ssorca a a ,gnirpS rekaepS revliS nO .tcO .oN ,dnalyraM eH eH ADF kraD ,4202 ,01 1
…“ yM“ ,sraey levart ot eht eht eht eht taht emordnys detroppus ,dias ylno fo won eman ym stirem gnikool gnivil efil si eh sah dah derehtag gnihtyreve .editerpimale maerd .did dluoc dellortnoc redisnoc eettimmoc yb ”.erofeb neeb ta dna ma yrosivda tuoba reklaW emordnyS I I I ”,noitadnuoF roF tuB ,regruB htraB htraB 72
Sometimes Walker takes walks through his neighborhood. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
llew saw eht .ekops hceeps desiver desiver no fo tsom thgim sevil .efil wenk ,ti ti ti tnatropmi fi woh sih eh dah tlef dneped sa dna .niaga reklaW tI eH
gnihtemoS“ gniworG“ tuohtiw saw saw gniklaw klaw ,pu ot ot remmus ”.gnippots elpmis evas .dias retrauq lacisyhp fo ym ”,deifidom elim .em detimil eh dah rof neve ,ygrene nevird t’ndluoc egnellahc pmac eb sa sa sa dnuora seitivitca a a a I I
retrauq“ devaw .lairt ot ot eht eht yrots trats thgir no fo fo devom ”,elim sih dnah ezisahpme lacinilc dna tuoba a a eH
I“ dnA“ t’ndluow htiw erew yaw saw ot ot ot ot yeht eht eht eht sraet yduts ,etis ylpmis .dias gninnur nur no fo dedeen ym ym ym .em tel sgel etal tsuj ni eh ,etag ,etag lluf ”.noitartsurf ”,thgilf ,seye tnemtnioppasid gnisolc hctac tub sa devirra dna a I I
eht eht taht gnikat gninnuts lacisyhp revo ecno ni stnemevorpmi sih mih eh ,editerpimale citamard debircsed egnahc emac nageb .ytiliba eH
fi“ nI“ ,oN‘ ”.uoy dluow erew yadot ot eht eht ’.emordnys ,emordnys smotpmys smotpmys ”,yrammus enoemos ,yas ,dias fo fo em fi eh evah dah ksa knahT I I I htraB htraB
.snrut koot ot ot ot neht ,meht rieht eht eht deppets gnikaeps srekaeps os kcis nruter evomer .derevocer tup naicisyhp etanegyxo rehto no fo fo fo fo dedeen senihcam ,nretcel ti ti gnidulcni ni sih sih mih eh eh lufetarg morf ,dehsinif rovaf .editerpimale editerpimale ,srotcod debircsed esac .ydob ,doolb eb ybab yawa gnidnetta ta dna dna dna na lla a reklaW ehS ,aihpledalihP latipsoH ,nietsdloG neetruoF s’nerdlihC ymA
dna“ oS“ uoy ”,skrow ew saw ”.oot ot siht siht kniht taht taht os ehs ,dias foorp noitacidem em epoh
regnuoy namow namow htiw owt dlot dlot dlot ot eht eht taht seirots .snos nos ylefas pmup fo fo fo ylraen htaed-raen evitan deman deman tsol gnisol gnisol noitallatsni emoh sih mih reh reh reh reh .traeh traeh og lanretxe ,ecneirepxe gurd rehtorb .yob ybab dna dna na dewolla tuoba aksarbeN elraK nadroJ eimaJ euqubuD s’nalceD newoB anozirA nA A
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,etov eht noitadnemmocer fo gnidnibnon ni evag rovaf .editerpimale dna a a laneR s’ADF sgurD eettimmoC ralucsavoidraC yB yrosivdA 6-01
hcihw yaw lairt stnemtaert ot eht eht naht ,ynomitset gnikat nekat .emordnys stcejbus doots syas .srotaluger erar .melborp melborp edausrep elpoep elpoep rehto ylno fo erom tnaem edam ssel ti ti ni evah redrah dah morf rof rof ,editerpimale .sesaesid ,atad yltnerruc ynapmoc tub edisa era latodcena osla tuoba a sihT ehT htlaetS reweF tuB scitueparehToiB htraB 03 003,1
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dluow .ecrofkrow tahw tnew rednu eht eht nar .tuo fo enicidem sti sti ni fi flesmih neppah erutuf ,tbuod tuc ynapmoc decarb dna htiW reklaW htlaetS %03
Hope Filchak, 4, plays with her brother, Thomas, 7, and caregiver Kristen Maxwell at the Filchak home near Gainesville. Hope, who has MLS syndrome, relies on the drug elamipretide, which has been up for FDA approval. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
A girl named Hope
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ot eht dezilibats os peels .yas stnerap ton .hcum rehtom ti otni reh reh reh reh depleh ,traeh rof werd elttab tnua .lavorppa dna tI ADF editerpimalE dnA
ot ot ot sgniht eht eht ,os ,sretsis gnihcaer .snaicitilop tuo wonk ni ni woh teg leuf rof denwo-ylimaf sevitucexe gurd .enod rotubirtsid denilced erots-ecneinevnoc niahc dellac ssenisub nageb desab era evorppa dna dna retfa a a yehT ehT ,muelorteP ,yaM yelaH yrewolF kahcliF ADF reppilC eniloraC .hcnarB ,rewoB rewoB dnA
Haley Bower, aunt of Hope Filchak, has helped to galvanize political support for elamipretide’s approval. (Arvin Temkar/ AJC)
htiw gnigru pu koot ot eht eht eht eht eettimmocbus sretsis dengis wohs erar .tsicamrahp no fo fo fo fo fo fo tem srebmem rebmem rettel si ni htlaeh dah remrof dne .editerpimale ,noitarepooc redisnoc .esuac nasitrapib gnivorppa dna dna lla a a a a a .S.U ,hannavaS nacilbupeR .peR ,enuJ esuoH eH s’aigroeG ADF ssergnoC ,retraC yB ydduB 41
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dluow htiw saw ot ot d’yeht yeht eht eht eht noos dnes dias tseuqer redisnocer tsap gnitarepo laiciffo .swen erom yenom peek sti ni ni dah eetnaraug tog morf editerpimale ylrae .gnildniwd denilced .noisiced t’ndluoc ytinummoc llac tub dab noitacilppa rehtona na ,setacovda a yehT ehT s’htlaetS htlaetS .rebmetpeS nO ,ADF ADF tuB htraB ,tsuguA
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saw ot ot rieht egats ,nos nalp ,srehto no gnidulcni gniog .sthgilf .editerpimale .gnipoleved dedneped .noitartsnomed detcatnoc dekoob rehtona .deerga tuoba a notgnihsaW ,reklaW reklaW yehT ehS ,elihwnaeM s’euqubuD ,nalceD
Mr. Burger goes to Washington
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fI“ uoy uoy dluow erew erew saw saw saw ,oot siht yeht yeht yeht ereht .meht ,meht rieht rieht rieht eht devivrus erus gnidnats gnidnats laiceps snos os gniwohs .seohs .dias .ytilibisnopser .srehto ”,rehto ,rehto srehtom noissim thgim kool sevil denioj ni ni fi fi woh pleh eh ,evah evah dah .enog rof rof dnif tlef hcae hcae dluoc .doohdlihc nac :seibab dna dna dna a reklaW nehT nelyaJ eH eH gnilliF .rD nalceD s’newoB htraB
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tnew ot yeht .moor ,retal decudortni ni .ruoh flesmih sretrauqdaeh flah dah deretne syad ecnerefnoc sa na lla a owT yehT yehT .dnalyraM .ytraM yrakaM ADF
ohw erew saw ot sgniht yeht rieht rieht eht eht klat ,emordnys seirots os os esnes .yas moor ylno eno ynam ynam edam sevil ti ni .mih dah .editerpimale dluoc ,nerdlihc erofeb dna dna retfa yllautca tuoba tuoba tuoba reklaW erehT oS htraB
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Walker takes out a box of elamipretide before his daily injection. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
Thomas Lake is a senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His work has been published in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated and The Guardian. He’s a co-founder of The Lake Family Band. Please email thomas.lake@ajc.com if you’d like to share a story idea.
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