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New therapeutic target for Huntington’s disease

January 8, 2014 by

Research has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. A scientist has found a definite improvement in motor behaviors in a Huntington's disease mouse model when one of the major neurotransmitters in the brain, called Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 was deleted.

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