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  • What are the Challenges in Developing New Treatments for Huntington's Disease?
    Health - 11 Aug 2022
    Although HD was identified approximately 20 years ago, scientists face many challenges in developing effective treatments for the disease. This article discusses the challenges faced while developing...
  • Huntington's Disease Research Directions
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington’s disease is currently the subject of extensive research which is being carried out to understand the mechanism of the huntingtin (Htt) protein and how exactly its mutation causes brain...
  • Huntington's Disease History
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington’s disease has been acknowledged as a disorder for hundreds of years but the cause was only established recently. Over the years, Huntington’s disease has been named differently, according...
  • Huntington's Disease Society and Culture
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington’s disease is an incurable genetic disorder that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. A diagnosis of Huntington’s disease can be very distressing for a patient and their family to...
  • Huntington's Disease Prognosis
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington’s disease is caused by a mutation that occurs in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene, which is located on chromosome 4. The mutation exists as an expansion mutation of the trinucelotide...
  • Huntington's Disease Diagnosis
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    A diagnosis of Huntington’s disease is suspected based on the appearance of specific symptoms. In most cases, these symptoms appear around middle age, when a person is between 35 and 45 years of age.
  • Huntington's Disease Genetics
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    All humans possess two alleles for the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. This gene provides instructions for making the protein huntingtin (Htt). Part of the HTT gene contains repeats of the trinucelotide...
  • What is Huntington's Disease?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington’s disease is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects muscle coordination and cognitive function. Symptoms of the disease usually start to develop around middle age. Huntington’s...
  • Huntington's Disease Symptoms
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Huntington's disease is a genetic condition that affects certain nerve cells in the brain and causes brain damage. This can lead to disorders in movement, cognition and behavior. Although symptoms of...
  • Antibodies and Huntington's: Diagnosis & Treatment
    Health - 26 Dec 2022
    Huntington’s disease is a genetically inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the huntingtin gene resulting in a trinucleotide (CAG) repeat expansion with over...

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