Huntington Disease Vaccine
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor improves behavior in Huntington disease
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 16th, 2006
According to a report from the United States, "Huntington disease (HD) is a fatal, genetic, neurological disorder resulting from a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the gene that encodes for the protein huntingtin. These excessive repeats confer a toxic gain of function on huntingtin, which leads to the degeneration of striatal and cortical neurons and a devastating motor, cognitive, and psychological disorder. Trophic factor administration has emerged as a compelling potential therapy for a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including HD."
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-08-16)
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