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Ron Johnson: “A drug, Truril... slows the progression of disease by 50, 50…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson Calls To Extend Treatment For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Published | Video Starts at 01:06

Had a Harvard doctor, Dr. Schmamann, and he's talking about a drug, Truril. It's impossible to say these drugs, but this drug, again, he's treating patients. A doctor from Harvard, A drug, Truril... slows the progression of disease by 50, 50 to 70%. And rather than allow these patients access, the right to try it, the right to use it, the fd, for some unknown reason. (01:06–01:22)

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