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Highlights of weekly biotech stock moves

Regulatory, clinical and other milestones

August 5, 2013 7:00 AM UTC

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AEGR) gained $5.67 to $82.90 on Tuesday after reporting $6.5 million in 2Q13 sales of Juxtapid lomitapide for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH), beating the Street's estimate of $4.3 million. On Thursday, the stock added $2.73 to $94.32 after the European Commission approved an MAA for lomitapide as Lojuxta for hoFH.

Aegerion finished the week up $14.17 (18%) to $92.68...