Oregon Considered
6/20/2006 - Batten Disease Unites Parents, Dog Owners
June 20, 2006
In what may be an unprecedented collaboration, a rare and as yet incurable illness has brought together two unlikely communities: parents of children and owners of dogs.
The two groups are linked by the fatal illness known as Batten disease.
Batten disease is a rare inherited genetic disorder leading to a breakdown of the entire nervous system.
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