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Update confirms Huntington's disease 'gene silencing' trial on track

Update confirms Huntington's disease 'gene silencing' trial on track

Ionis says its trial of HTTRx, intended to lower huntingtin protein, is fully recruited and plans to extend it

Dr Jeff CarrollOctober 15, 2017

Switch off the genome editor when you’re done

Switch off the genome editor when you’re done

CRISPR genome editing just got an off-switch. We cut through the hype to explore the technology in HD

Dr Michael FlowerNovember 02, 2017

Success! ASO drug reduces levels of mutant protein in Huntington's disease patients

Success! ASO drug reduces levels of mutant protein in Huntington's disease patients

Amazing news from Ionis and Roche! HTTRx drug successfully lowers harmful huntingtin protein in spinal fluid

Dr Jeff CarrollDecember 11, 2017

New interest in an old target

New interest in an old target

Promising results in mice provide renewed optimism for mGluR5 antagonists

Dr Jeff CarrollJanuary 30, 2018

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2018 - day 2

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2018 - day 2

DNA takes centre stage for day 2 of the Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs

Dr Jeff CarrollMarch 01, 2018

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2018 - day 3

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2018 - day 3

Updates from day 3 of the Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics Conference: huntingtin protein - and lowering it

Dr Jeff CarrollMarch 02, 2018

HDSA’s Q&A on the latest huntingtin-lowering update from Ionis and Roche

HDSA’s Q&A on the latest huntingtin-lowering update from Ionis and Roche

Our friends at @hdsa have produced this really good Q&A document about the latest huntingtin-lowering news.

Dr Leora FoxApril 26, 2018

First Dolly, now Piglet; a new Huntington’s disease pig knock-in model confirmed

First Dolly, now Piglet; a new Huntington’s disease pig knock-in model confirmed

For the first time in HD research, an animal model has been created in pigs using 2 cutting edge DNA editing t

Caroline CaseyJuly 10, 2018

Disappointing news from LEGATO-HD trial of laquinimod in Huntington's disease

Disappointing news from LEGATO-HD trial of laquinimod in Huntington's disease

The LEGATO-HD trial of laquinimod did not slow progression of Huntington's disease. Here's the lowdown.

Dr Jeff CarrollAugust 02, 2018

Roche announces details of its 'pivotal' huntingtin-lowering study

Roche announces details of its 'pivotal' huntingtin-lowering study

The GENERATION-HD1 trial will test whether RG6042 – formerly Ionis-HTTRx – slows the progression of Huntington's disease

Dr Jeff CarrollSeptember 17, 2018

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