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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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Petersén’s talk at RHS meeting 2025

2025-12-18
The Swedish patients' organisation, RHS, held their yearly meeting in October 2025 and Professor Åsa Petersén was invited speaker. Petersén's talk addressed early symptoms in HD connected to research. The meeting was recorded and the…
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Petersén gives talk at Scottish Huntington’s Association Meeting

2025-11-07
Petersén is invited to give a talk at the 2025 Family Gathering for the Scottish Huntington's Association with around 170 attendees on November 8, 2025 in Glasgow. Link to the programme at the association’s webpage…
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TV4 news piece on HD gene therapy trial

2025-10-08
The Swedish channel TV4 published the news on the HD clinical trials that were positively described in media in late September. Professor Åsa Petersén was interviewed about the findings by TV4 and she emphasizes the…
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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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