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Huntington Disease Center

Clinical care and research on Huntington’s disease
Huntington Disease Center

A center with focus on clinical care and research on Huntington’s disease (HD), with the aim to develop clinical practice and novel therapies for families with HD and to bring research closer to the clinic.

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Professor Petersén comments on the recent positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease presented in a press release from uniQure

2025-09-30
Last week, positive topline results from a clinical trial with gene therapy in Huntington disease were presented in a press release from uniQure. The news hit the headlines and spread fast through the HD community.…
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Updated information on Huntington disease on the National Board of Health and Welfare’s webpage

2025-09-24
The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden has published updated information on Huntington disease on its' webpage. These recent revisions of the text have been made by Professor Åsa Petersén, Lund University. Link…
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Petersén at the EHA conference 2025 in Bucharest

2025-09-23
Åsa Petersén will give several talks at the EHA conference, including one on emotions and behavior in HD, and she will also chair a session on clinical trials. The conference is arranged by the patients'…
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Visit by the European Huntington Association

2025-09-03
When in Sweden for their annual meeting, members of the European Huntington Association paid a visit to Lund on 28 August 2025. There they met with Åsa Petersén and Camilla Svensson, registered nurse, also working…
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Petersén gives a talk at a symposium on neurodegenerative disorders in Vancouver, Canada

2025-09-01
Petersén will give a talk on her work on Huntington disease at a symposium on neurodegenerative disorders at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada on September 8, 2025. There will also be a…
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