AFTER ten years of frustrating toil, a
band of gene-hunters from USA and
the UK have at last nabbed the gene
that causes Huntington's disease, a
debilitating disorder of the nerves.
The researchers are hopeful the
discovery will provide a better
understanding of what causes the
nerves to degenerate, and therefore,
possibly a cure (Science, Vol 260, No 5104).
Huntington's disease is hereditary and typically strikes
people in middle age,
debilitating them both me
physically and mentally. HIV-1 wt
Death usually occurs 10 transmitted
to 20 years after the 10
symptoms first appear.
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