BJ Viau on Genetic Testing

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BJ Viau (view) has been a Huntington's Disease advocate for the past 20 years in multiple roles.  After his mom was diagnosed in the mid-90s his family hosted a  basketball fundraising event for 15 years that raised funds supporting the Huntington's Disease Society America.  His fundraising led him to meet many other young people impacted by HD which led to being a co-founder and 10-year board chairman of the Huntington's Disease Youth Organization, an international non-profit supporting kids, teenagers and young adults impacted by HD.  Professionally, BJ has spent 10+ years in the pharmaceutical space.  Many of those years were at Lundbeck, working with Tetrabenzine, the first FDA approved medicine for chorea associated with HD.  BJ has an MBA from the Kellogg school of management and a passion to help others in the HD community, especially those thinking about or going through the genetic testing and counseling process.

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