Machado-Joseph Disease
Research results from Duke University, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy update knowledge of Machado-Joseph disease
Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 22nd, 2010
Current study results from the report, 'Spinocerebellar ataxia: patient and health professional perspectives on whether and how patents affect access to clinical genetic testing,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Genetic testing for spinocerebellar ataxia is used in diagnosis of rare movement disorders. Such testing generally does not affect treatment, but confirmation of mutations in a known gene can confirm diagnosis and end an often years-long quest for the cause of distressing and disabling symptoms."
"Through interviews and a web forum hosted by the National Ataxia Foundation, patients and health professionals related their...
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