Gene Hunter

Nancy Wexler is known as a leader in the decades long quest to find a cure for Huntington''s disease (described by some as akin to a combination of ALS, Parkinson''s and Alzheimer''s). Nancy''s mother was diagnosed at age 53. Her diagnosis, coming just twelve years after that of her three brothers, led her to retreat into depression and attempt suicide. It robbed Nancy and her sister of their mother. It seemed to Nancy that her family was cursed. But for Nancy''s father it was the catalyst for creating The Hereditary Disease Foundation. The hunt for a cure would become the focus of their lives.

Gene Hunter follows Nancy''s race to understand the disease that has come to dominate her family''s history. Her story takes us from the heart of Hollywood to Venezuela where the secrets of the disease''s DNA would eventually be found.

Nancy''s groundbreaking work not only helped identify the gene but also enabled the mapping of other disease genes, including those respon