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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Aamna Mohdin

Friday briefing: The Huntington’s treatment is a ray of light for victims of a brutal disease

A woman sitting in a wheelchair with a healthcare assistant kneeling beside her
Symptoms of Huntington’s begin with mood swings and depression, then progress to a loss of movement. Photograph: Posed by models; DMP/Getty Images

Good morning. Few medical diagnoses are as brutal and devastating as Huntington’s disease.

For decades, those who inherited this cruel condition faced only despair. There was no cure. Symptoms began with mood swings and depression, then progressed to a loss of movement, followed by dementia, paralysis and, ultimately, death. Some patients died within a decade of diagnosis.

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