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Huntington's disease: Genetics lends a hand
Stéphane Palfi1 & Bechir Jarraya1
Abstract
A monkey model of Huntington's disease created by gene transfer is only a work in progress. But as a technological feat it offers great promise for fathoming this devastating condition.
Huntington's disease is a heritable disorder that affects more than 1 in 10,000 people. Its associated neurological symptoms are severe, and there is no therapy to halt or slow its progress.
- Stéphane Palfi and Bechir Jarraya are in the CEA/DSV/I2BM–MIRCen, Fontenay-aux-Roses, and at the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, l'Hôpital Henri Mondor, Service de Neurochirurgie, Université Paris 12, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil F-94010, France.
Email: stephane.palfi@hmn.aphp.fr
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