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Disease: Huntington's Disease
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There are many different factors that can cause disease. These can be broadly categorized into the following categories such as social, psychological, chemical, and biological. Some factors may fall into more than one category. Biochemical causes of disease can be considered as a spectrum where at one extreme disease is caused entirely by genetic factors (e.g. CAG repeats in the Huntingtin protein gene that causes Huntington's Disease) and at the other extreme is caused entirely by environmental factors. Environmental factors include toxic chemicals (e.g.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) today announced treatment of the first patient in its Phase 2 trial of Dimebon(TM) to treat Huntington's disease. Medivation has expanded patient enrollment in the trial by 20 percent -- to 90 patients -- in order to enhance the ability to detect differences between Dimebon and placebo.
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Huntington's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects 30,000 patients in the U.S., with another 150,000 at risk. It is caused by the death of specific brain cells and is characterized by the gradual development of involuntary muscle movements, progressive deterioration of cognitive processes and memory (dementia), and severe behavioral disturbances. There are no drugs approved by the FDA to treat this uniformly fatal genetic disorder.
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Huntington's disease (Huntington's chorea) Acute degenerative disorder. It is genetically transmitted and usually occurs in early-middle life. It is caused by the presence of abnormally large amounts of glutamate and aspartate. Physical symptoms include loss of motor coordination.
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