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Hereditary
Disease Foundation To Celebrate 50 Years
of Discovery at Gala Benefit On November
6 in NYC
The Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF),
which is dedicated to funding innovative
scientific research towards curing
Huntington’s Disease and related
disorders, will hold its 50th Anniversary
Symposium and Gala on
Monday, November 6, 2017, with the
Symposium starting at 6pm, Cocktails at
7pm, and Dinner at 8pm.
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Monday, November 6, 2017 |
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The Metropolitan Club, 1 East 60th Street,
New York, N.Y. |
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6:00 pm Symposium |
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7:00 pm Cocktails |
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8:00 pm Dinner Celebration |
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Contact HDF, at 212-928-2121, or
cures@hdfoundation.org
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Established in 1968, the Hereditary
Disease Foundation facilitates
collaborative and innovative scientific
research to further the understanding of
Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder
that strikes in early- to mid-adulthood,
destroying brain cells, and bringing on
severe and progressive declines in
personality, cognitive ability, and
mobility. As a disease caused by a
mistake on a single gene, Huntington’s
disease is an ideal model for other
brain disorders. Progress toward
treatments and cures for Huntington’s
disease will help identify treatments
for other illnesses, such as
Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Lou
Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Research
organized by the Foundation led to the
discovery of the genetic marker for
Huntington’s disease in 1983. The
Foundation organized and funded a
decade-long international collaboration
of over 100 scientists who discovered
the gene that causes Huntington’s in
1993. This work played an important role
in the development of the Human Genome
Project. For information visit www.hdfoundation.org |