genetics
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Building a Better Mouse(trap): A New Model of Huntington’s Disease
7 min read
New mouse model gives insights into Huntington's disease
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Drug Improves Huntington’s Symptoms in Mice – and Their Offspring
7 min read
HD drug changes DNA folding across generations
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'Buzzilia' from the Huntington's Disease World Congress: day 3
9 min read
#Buzzilia, day 3: Jeff and Ed's roundup of happenings from the third day of the HD World Congress in Rio de Janeiro
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How long is too long? Rethinking the Huntington’s disease ‘gray area’
8 min read
Does an ‘intermediate’ CAG repeat count in the Huntington’s disease gene cause brain changes?
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A DNA repair protein modifies the stability of long CAG tracts in the Huntington's disease gene
9 min read
DNA repair is a critical process to cells, but errors in this process might explain 'repeat instability' in HD
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Splicing with danger: a new way of thinking about the harmful Huntington's disease protein
6 min read
Researchers discover a new way harmful fragments of the huntingtin protein are made in neurons.
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Is access to predictive genetic testing for Huntington's disease a problem?
6 min read
Is access to predictive genetic testing for Huntington's disease a problem? A UBC study says it is.
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Is a new technique set to revolutionize Huntington's disease genetic testing?
7 min read
A new genetic testing technique for HD has been reported. What does this mean for people at risk or already tested?
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Of mice and men: using animal models to study Huntington's disease
8 min read
Animal models of Huntington's disease: what they tell us about the disease and how can they help develop new therapie
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Interview: Alice and Nancy Wexler
10 min read
HDBuzz interviews Alice and Nancy Wexler, the sisters at the heart of the Hereditary Disease Foundation