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Decades of DNA expansion linked to Huntington’s disease neurodegeneration
A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...
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Early brain changes in Huntington’s disease detected two decades before symptoms
The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behavior remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington's disease, subtle changes to the brain were ...
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Medical mystery solved: Why do some people develop Huntington's earlier than others?
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ For decades it's been one of the defining mysteries of Huntington's disease. Why does the terrible devastation of mind and body start earlier in some people who ...
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Brain changes in Huntington’s disease decades before diagnosis will guide future prevention trials
The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behaviour remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington’s disease, subtle changes to the brain ...
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Huntington’s Disease Brain Changes Found Decades Before Symptoms
A study published in Nature Medicine reveals subtle neurodegenerative changes in people with Huntington’s disease gene expansion up to 20 years before symptoms appear. Using advanced imaging, blood ...
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Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington’s disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder
Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that ...
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New findings shed light on cause of Huntington's disease progression
A new study of nerve cells affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that the disease-causing gene slowly expands over ...
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Study finds surprising way that genetic mutation causes Huntington's disease, transforming understanding of the disorder
Nov. 13, 2024 — The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger ...
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Huntington’s neurodegeneration starts at 150 repeat expansions
Having 35 copies of the CAG triplet in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease is not a problem. Inheriting 40 could be a sign that goes unnoticed for decades, until reaching 80. From there, the ...
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Scientists make surprise finding on what causes Huntington’s disease
0:53 UBC researchers report breakthrough in Huntington treatment Scientists are unravelling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that ...
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Medical mystery solved: Why do some people develop Huntington's earlier than others?
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ For decades it's been one of the defining mysteries of Huntington's disease. Why does the terrible ...
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Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington’s disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder
Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life, causing nerve cells in parts of the ...