First U.S. drug for Huntington's disease wins FDA approval

Sunday, August 17, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Friday cleared the first treatment approved in the United States for Huntington's, a rare inherited disease that causes uncontrolled movements, deterioration of mental abilities and, ultimately, death.

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