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Sweet relief for Huntington disease

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Oral delivery of a simple, nontoxic sugar molecule alleviates symptoms of Huntington disease in a mouse model (pages 148–154).

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    Masahisa Katsuno, Hiroaki Adachi & Gen Sobue

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Katsuno, M., Adachi, H. & Sobue, G. Sweet relief for Huntington disease. Nat Med 10, 123–124 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0204-123

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