Research Frontiers

Chapter 1

Drs. James Gusella and Marcy MacDonald
Molecular Neurogenetics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Charlestown, MA

• Introduction
• What’s special about HD research?
• Conceptualizing HD
• Approaching HD
• To hypothesize or not to hypothesize?
• Accomplishments
• MacDonald’s Masterminds
• Debunking the Myths
• Toward a Treatment: The future of HD research
• Conclusion

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