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Huntingtons sjukdom – kliniska prövningar inger nu optimism - Vanligaste formen av ärftlig neurodegenerativ sjukdom i västvärlden ger svåra symtom och förtidig död

Niemelä, Valter ; Petersén, Åsa LU ; Loutfi, Ghada ; Svenningsson, Per and Paucar, Martin (2020) In Läkartidningen 117.
Abstract

Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease that leads to premature death. The disease is caused by a pathological CAG triplet expansion in the huntingtin gene. The disease is most common in Western populations, with onset in middle age and causing progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Currently, only symptomatic treatment is provided, but new molecular technologies may allow treatments reducing levels of mutated huntingtin.

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Recent advances in Huntington's disease
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