A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause ...

Beta blockers were associated with later appearance of motor symptoms and slower symptom worsening, but an outside expert ...

New genetic research shows why some people develop deadly Huntington's disease earlier than others. The findings could lead to better treatments.

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington’s ...

About 2,000 people in Australia are affected by Huntington's disease, a fatal and incurable condition that affects the ...

Published in Cell, the study titled, “Long somatic DNA-repeat expansion drives neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease,” ...

Study Finds Surprising Way That Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington's Disease, Transforming Understanding of the Disorder Jan. 16, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by ...

HD is a rare, adult-onset, autosomal dominant, progressive neurodegenerative disease. George Huntington (Figure 1) was the first person to provide a comprehensive description of adult-onset HD in ...

Huntington's disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by an autosomal dominant mutation. The hallmark symptom of Huntington's disease is the presence of progressive chorea ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

Huntington's disease kills a population of ... More than 50 human brain disorders, including fragile X syndrome and myotonic dystrophy, are caused by expansions of DNA repeats in various genes.