Researchers link Huntington's disease to overactive immune response in the brain
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington's disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain, according to new findings from two teams of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle and University College London. The findings were published online July 14 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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