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An orally available, brain penetrant, small molecule lowers huntingtin levels by enhancing pseudoexon inclusion
3 Mar 2022
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's Disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by CAG trinucleotide repeat expansions in exon 1 of the huntingtin (HTT) gene. The mutant HTT (mHTT) protein causes neuronal dysfunction, causing progressive motor, cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. Current treatments for HD only alleviate symptoms, but cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) or central nervous system (CNS) delivery of...
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