Huntington disease

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Study reveals opposing roles of two proteins in Huntington's disease • May 5, 2025, 2:05 PM ET (News-Medical)

Hong Kong team says discovery offers new hope for treating Huntington’s disease • Apr. 28, 2025, 1:42 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Also Known As	Huntington chorea • chorea major • Woody Guthrie disease

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Sydenham chorea nervous system disease human genetic disease familial disease nervous system disease chorea parkinsonism Angelman syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome essential tremor fragile-X syndrome microcephaly dystonia Rett syndrome Riley-Day syndrome athetosis

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