30 years ago, the Huntington's Disease Collaborative Research Group identified the Huntington's disease (HD) mutant gene. By examining 75 disease families, they found a trinucleotide (CAG) repeat that is expanded…

30 years ago, the Huntington's Disease Collaborative Research Group identified the Huntington's disease (HD) mutant gene. By examining 75 disease families, they found a trinucleotide (CAG) repeat that is expanded…
New year means new opportunities to support UCI HD-CARE! OC Marathon May 6th & 7th 2023 is offering Kids Run, 5K Run, Half Marathon, and a Full Marathon, and we…
Brand new publication of 2023 highlighting how different types of neurons are affected in Huntington’s disease in Neuroscience News. Paper was originally published in Nature Communications from the labs of Dr. Manolis Kellis, Dr. Myriam Heiman and Dr. Ann Graybiel.
Hello HD-CARE Friends and Family,Thank you to those who supported our Run for a Claus 5k fundraising event on December 10th. The funds raised from the run will support our HD community in making…
After a two year break due to COVID, HD-CARE again held its annual symposium at the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center on October 29. In a change…
Contributors: Ken Kast and Frances Saldaña HD-CARE Board Members Prolonged Grief is a novel diagnosis. It was officially included in the 2021 update to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,…
Roche and Genentech announce new clinical trial to begin early next year - Generation HD2 - to explore the use of tominersen in younger, less symptomatic HD patients. Click here…
Grief is a natural response to the loss of a loved one. For most people, the symptoms of grief begin to decrease over time. However, for a small group of…
Presentations – Posters – Networking – Lunch SATURDAY, JULY 23RD9:30 AM – 2:00 PMWCH Room #205 and 206 Keynote Speaker and Patient Advocate: Frances SaldañaPresentation Title: “Advocacy and Promoting Excellence…
The following is an excerpt from a Science | AAAS article - read more here > "A flurry of studies in the past few years in mice suggests epigenome editing…