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May 16, 2004
Drug May Control HD
Cutting to the chase, here's a quote from the article:
"This is an exciting development which could be tremendously important for people suffering from Huntington's disease," he said.
"Rapamycin is designed for long-term use which is obviously crucial for someone who has this disorder."
The drug reduces levels of the toxic protein which causes Huntington's disease, the researchers report in Nature Genetics."
Here's the article. I'll post more information as it becomes available.
Posted by Dave at May 16, 2004 09:25 PM
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