Egypt Leads World in Huntington’s Prevalence, But Lacks Clinical Trials on the Disease, Report Says
Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, has the highest prevalence of Huntington’s disease, yet this nation of 100 million is overlooked when it comes to research on the fatal genetic disorder. Huntington’s disease occurs in 2.7 per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide, and 10 per 100,000 in Europe,…