Years ago, my wife, Jill, who is gene-positive for Huntington’s disease, was visiting a relative in a nursing home when she noticed a troubling interaction between a patient and a staff member in the hallway. She could have kept walking. Instead, she stepped in to calm things down and…
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There is something unsettling about living with a disease that people seem to take more seriously when you are struggling than when you are doing well. I have lived with Huntington’s disease (HD) for more than a decade. During that time, I have learned how to manage my…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review uniQure’s application seeking accelerated approval of AMT-130, a gene therapy candidate for Huntington’s disease that is now called ifezuntirgene inilparvovec. “The FDA’s acceptance of our [application] for review marks an important milestone for the Huntington’s disease community,”…
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My wife, Jill, who is gene-positive with Huntington’s disease (HD), and I often talk about what we owe the future stewards of the healthcare system. It weighs on us as a family affected by a rare disease. When you spend a lot of time in doctors’ offices and waiting…
Becoming educated and informed about Huntington’s disease is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your Huntington’s disease journey.
There is no cure for Huntington’s disease yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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