August, 2020
HDBuzz on Somatic Instability
Posted on August 27, 2020
The cause of Huntington’s disease is an extra-long stretch of CAG repeats in the DNA, in a single gene called huntingtin. In…
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Telemedicine for Huntington’s Disease
Posted on August 20, 2020
Participants diagnosed with HD, ages 18-70, in the Chicago area, are needed for an HDSA-funded study on Telemedicine at Northwestern…
Read MoreHDBuzz: CRISPR Requires Caution
Posted on August 13, 2020
CRISPR is a gene editing technique that has been touted for its potential to treat HD someday in the future. However,…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: This Week in HD History
Posted on August 6, 2020
The exact sequence and location of the gene that causes Huntington’s disease was published in 1993, but the hunt had…
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