Huntington Disease-like 2

Novel gene mutation causes Huntington-like symptoms

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, November 18th, 2002

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered a gene mutation that causes a condition apparently identical to Huntington disease, helping to explain why some people with the disorder do not have the mutation found in most cases.

The finding may help reveal why some diseases, like Huntington, Alzheimer and Parkinson, destroy some brain cells while sparing others.

"For all practical purposes this is Huntington's disease, yet it's caused by a different mutation on a completely different chromosome," said Russell L. Margolis, MD, associate professor of Psychiatry at Hopkins and director of the Laboratory of Genetic Neurobiology.

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2002-11-18)

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