Brain cell study shows mutation expands over decades, becomes rapidly toxic later in life


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Research

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Brain tissue in Huntington’s disease

The study leaders share their findings and what makes them compelling and meaningful. Video: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

At a glance:

  • Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though patients are born with the