A Step Toward Controlling Huntington’s Disease?

From Johns Hopkins Medicine press release:

Johns Hopkins researchers identify a potential new way of blocking activity of gene that causes HD

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a natural mechanism that might one day be used to block the expression of the mutated gene known to cause Huntington’s disease. Their experiments offer not an immediate cure, but a potential new approach to stopping or even preventing the development of this relentless neurodegenerative disorder.

Read the full news release:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/a_step_toward_controlling_huntingtons_disease

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