Many companies have tried over the years to find a way to reverse the course of crippling neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s but have failed. Fortunately, Gene therapy has proven to be an answer to a wide range of serious neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s etc.
The HD gene vs Gene Therapy
Huntington's disease (HD) is an incurable, inherited disease entailing progressive loss of brain cells and motor function due to a defective gene (HD gene) which produces repeated copies of a defective protein called huntingtin, or mHTT which particularly damages a brain region called the striatum. About 30,000 Americans have Huntington's disea...
