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Published online 20 May 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news990520-2
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Hunting down Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a tragic and terminal hereditary disease that visits devastating neurodegeneration on about one in every thousand people. It usually becomes apparent when sufferers reach middle age and results in mental and physical decline lasting 15 to 20 years.
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