"Ground break" in tackling protein defect that causes Huntington's disease

“Ground break” in tackling protein defect that causes Huntington's disease

Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 22:08 UTC

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Scientists have for the first time corrected a protein defect that causes Huntington's disease, by injecting a drug into the spine, offering new hope for patients with the devastating genetic disease. Lead researcher Sarah Tabrizi, professor of clinical neurology at University College London, said the ability of the drug to tackle the underlying cause of Huntington's by lowering levels of a toxic protein was “ground-breaking”. Read full article

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DemonTree
That's great news. One of the more horrible and devastating diseases, and there was no obvious way to treat it before this.
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