Tag: Huntington’s Disease
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BioBank Ireland: A Nationwide Health Snapshot Through Biobanking
BioBank Ireland Begins a New Chapter in Population Health Plans have been unveiled to create a comprehensive snapshot of the health of people living on the island of Ireland by combining genetic information with lifestyle, environmental, biomarker, and healthcare outcome data. Led by BioBank Ireland, the initiative aims to transform how researchers understand disease and…
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BioBank Ireland Health Snapshot: Genomic Insight for Ireland
Overview: Building a health snapshot for Ireland BioBank Ireland has announced a bold plan to create a comprehensive snapshot of the health of people living on the island of Ireland. By combining genetic information with lifestyle, environmental factors, biomarker data, and healthcare outcomes, the initiative seeks to deepen our understanding of disease and speed up…
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Smoking Tied to Faster Huntington’s Decline: What Clinicians Need to Know
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder. While genetics set the stage, modifiable environmental factors may influence when symptoms start and how quickly they advance. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4 from Enroll-HD examined 2,438 individuals, including 799 presymptomatic carriers with four…
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Smoking Accelerates Huntington’s Progression: Clinical Practice Implications
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder. While genetic timing largely governs onset, environmental and lifestyle factors can modulate how quickly symptoms emerge and advance. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4 from Enroll-HD examined 2,438 individuals, including 799 presymptomatic carriers, with four consecutive…
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Smoking Tied to Faster Huntington’s Decline: Implications for Clinical Practice
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and behavioral decline. While genetics determine risk, researchers are increasingly focused on modifiable environmental factors that might influence when symptoms begin and how quickly they worsen. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4…
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Huntington’s disease gene therapy offers hopeful prospects, questions
Promising but preliminary: what the results suggest A potential breakthrough in Huntington’s disease treatment has sparked cautious optimism within the community. The European biotech firm uniQure reported top-line findings from a small, early-stage trial of AMT-130, a gene therapy designed to address the genetic error behind Huntington’s disease. According to the company, those receiving the…
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Promising Huntington’s disease gene therapy slows progression, but questions remain
What the early results show News from a European biotech company on a new gene therapy has sparked guarded optimism in the Huntington’s disease community. The approach, delivered during brain surgery, targets the genetic error that drives the condition. In a small, preliminary trial involving roughly 30 participants, the highest dose of the treatment appeared…
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Huntington’s Disease Gene Therapy: Promise Amid Unanswered Questions
New Hope in Huntington’s Disease Gene Therapy A European biotech company, uniQure, has released preliminary results from an experimental gene therapy (AMT-130) aimed at Huntington’s disease. The data suggest the therapy could slow disease progression by about 75% over three years in patients receiving the highest dose. The treatment is delivered directly into the brain…
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Positive Results from Gene Therapy Trial for Huntington’s Disease
Introduction to Huntington’s Disease and Gene Therapy Huntington’s disease (HD) is a debilitating, inherited neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 75,000 individuals across the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Characterized by progressive physical and mental deterioration, this condition arises from a mutation in the huntingtin gene, which results in the accumulation of toxic proteins in…
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Breakthrough Results in Gene Therapy for Huntington’s Disease
Groundbreaking Findings from uniQure’s Gene Therapy Trial uniQure N.V. has recently announced significant results from its Phase I/II clinical trial of AMT-130, a pioneering gene therapy aimed at treating Huntington’s disease. This pivotal study reveals a remarkable 75% slowdown in disease progression among patients treated with the high dose of AMT-130 over a 36-month period…