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Broad Institute: Study Finds Surprising Way That Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington's Disease, Transforming Understanding of the Disorder
January 17, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news:

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Researchers studying brain cells from Huntington's patients show that the mutation, which changes over decades, becomes toxic only later in life.

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Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause . . .

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