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March 17, 2004
Nerve Cell Proteins
Just because Huntington's Disease is a "rare" disease doesn't mean the issues in treating it are "rare". Spinal injuries and HD may be seem to be two very different medical problems, but in both cases the solution may lie in preventing cell death (neural, nerve).
Researchers looking at ways to treat spinal injuries have identified ways to prevent nerve cell death. They found two proteins that do just that - HSC70 and HSP70. (HSP70 has been studied in HD, with 'modest' effect.)
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Posted by Dave at March 17, 2004 06:49 PM
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