A step toward controlling Huntington's disease? Potential new way of blocking activity of gene that causes HD
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
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.