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November 01, 2004
Welcome Command-Post Visitors
If you've clicked through to here from the Command-Post website you may have noticed we are not a current affairs/political blog. The HD Blog is one of the first blogs devoted to a disease - Huntington's Disease (HD).
HD is a (currently) incurable disease that generally strikes after the age of 35. It's been described as a combination of Alzheimers, Parkinson's, & Manic Depression all rolled into one disease. It's a hereditary disease where offspring have a 50% chance of getting the disease.
HD was one of the first diseases to have its root genetic cause found. The gene was identified in 1993. Data from HD research was used in the Human Genome project (identified markers).
Today there is no cure for the always-fatal Huntington's Disease and too little money put into support and research. Despite that, treatments and potential cures are now finding real success in the lab and its believed that they will reach patients in the next 6-10 years. It appears that HD may be one of the first diseases to be successfully treated through RNAi research.
If you wish to help please take the time to learn more about the disease. Urge your politicians to support the ban on genetic discrimination which hits our community hard. Too many of our community members must hide this disease in order to maintain their jobs and insurance.
Thank you for visiting and please come back!
Posted by Dave at November 1, 2004 11:07 PM
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