By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot
Nancy Patterson of Ellsworth was just about certain she had the gene mutation for Huntingtons disease. After all, her grandfather and her mother both died with the inherited neurological illness. Her own chances of developing the progressive, disabling and untreatable symptoms were 50-50. The genetic testing she agreed to, back in the 1990s, was merely a formality.
The drum roll, the countdown, the cheering, and all the smiling faces was such a high point for HD patients and their families," said Frances Saldana, chairman of the HDSA-Orange County Affiliate, who has three children with HD. "It brings us a feeling of love, courage, support, hope and a sense of a true commitment from the community to make this the last generation of HD. And for HD patients who know the cure will not be here in time for them, this event is a brief moment in time that gives them happiness and lasting fond memories. It's a time when they can take time out from the harsh realities and challenges they face from day to day, and share in the happiness that they would enjoy in a world without Huntington's Disease, or any of the other related neurological diseases. Among t...
ELLSWORTH - Nancy Patterson, the Maine Affiliate chair of the Huntington's Disease Society of America, has announced the sixth annual TEAM HOPE Walk in the Pine Tree State beginning withregistration at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Down East Sunrise Trail on the Washington Junction Road. For more information, call Patterson at 669-5212 or email pattersonnancy68@gmail.com. To form a team or to make a donation, visit hdsa.org. To donate online visit http://www.firstgiving.com/ hdsa-ne/mainewalk. TEAM HOPE in Ellsworth is supported by WNSX 97.7.
MANAGEMENT Kathy Karazsia, education committee co-chairwoman Kehla West, education committee co-chairwoman Laura Ciriello-Benedict, fund-raising committee co-chairwoman Kara Paris, fund-raising committee co-chairwoman Richard Shaffer, advocacy chairman Maria O'Connor, public and media relations chairwoman Leo Rafail, patient and family services chairman BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patricia Day, president Elizabeth Bechdol, vice president David Irwin, treasurer Jennifer Baron, secretary Kathy Karazsia Laura Ciriello-Benedict Maria O'Connor Kara Paris Leo Rafail Richard Shaffer Kehla West PROGRAMS Care: HDSA provides financial support to the Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence at Indiana University, a clinic that serves more than 250 families per year.
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WASHINGTON -- Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding a horrific illness: Why people with Huntington's disease harbor a faulty protein throughout their bodies but it destroys only certain brain cells. The discovery may provide a long-awaited target for developing treatments for the incurable killer -- and also may have ramifications for more common brain diseases like Alzheimer's.
UCLA scientists say they have identified a molecular mechanism in mice that prevents the onset of Huntington's disease, a genetic disorder that progressively robs people of their ability to walk, speak, think clearly and swallow. Our study identified a critical molecular switch which lies next to the polyQ mutation in the huntingin protein," said senior study author X. William Yang, associate professor of psychiatry and biobehavorial sciences at the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.
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