Hereditary Disease Foundation & Terrance Cardinal Cook Health Care Center
"Metabolic Discussion on Huntington's Disease"
January 13, 2000. New York, NY
Prepared by Susan E. Brown
Abstract
On January 13, 2000, the Terence Cardinal Cook Health Care Center and the Hereditary Disease Foundation, held a Metabolic discussion on Huntington's Disease. The principal aims of this workshop were:
(ii) Review the current status of knowledge gained from metabolic imaging studies to date, in both HD patients and in animal models of the disease;
(iii) Discuss which future applications of imaging techniques in HD research will be the most beneficial uses of the techniques available, with respect to a) understanding the pathogenesis of disease, and b) potential therapeutic approaches;
(iv) Discuss ways in which both the research community and HD patient population in the NY area can interact to make full use of the resources available and accelerate the progress of HD research.
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