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Iowa researchers working on Batten Disease

By the end of the year researchers at the University of Iowa will likely be one step closer to treating a very rare disorder called Batten Disease. It's an inherited disease that affects children. There's no cure and it's always fatal. Encouraging studies are bringing hope to families throughout the country and, in particular, to a family in Waterloo.