At Risk for Huntington's Disease

HD is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.

Showing posts with label geneticist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geneticist. Show all posts
Friday, April 15, 2016

From sheepish to self-assured in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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Occasionally some readers of this blog have told me that, in comparison with their own travails, it seems that I cope well with living at...
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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Out of the closet and on to the cure

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I have taken my biggest step ever out of the HD closet. Yesterday I gave a presentation to about 50 people at the Vertex Pharmaceuticals fa...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Living in limbo

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People who’ve tested positive for genetic diseases but still don’t have symptoms find themselves playing a terrible waiting game. I tested p...
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