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Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert turns grief over son’s rare disease into search for a cure

Dan Gilbert honors his son Nick by funding research into neurofibromatosis, the rare disease that took Nick’s life.

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According to CNBC’s source item, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert turns grief over son’s rare disease into search for a cure, Dan Gilbert honors his son Nick by funding research into neurofibromatosis, the rare disease that took Nick’s life.

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