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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is caused by an expansion of cytosine, adenine, guanine (CAG) repeats within the huntingtin (HTT) gene, which is located on chromosome 4. This pathological expansion of CAG repeats results in the production of a mutant huntingtin protein with an abnormally long polyglutamine […]

Talking Research – Professor David Bates – Therapy in MS: the future

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Published Online: Nov 7th 2012

David Bates is professor of clinical neurology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has been
involved in clinical trials of MS for more than 20 years. His department is currently involved in six trials as well as laboratory studies into axonal injury and damage.

In this interview, he talks about what can and should be achieved both with medicines currently available, but also with new treatments that are en route. Professor Bates spoke on this subject at MS Life 2009: NewcastleGateshead.

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