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by faltad 3110 days ago
It's not exactly cured: "Could slow progress". But of course there is a huge difference between having chances to die 10 years after onset of disease and 30 years! Especially since it appears to start in later life
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My family tends to live 25-30 years after onset of symptoms because we have fewer CAG repeats than most HD families. So this may be effectively the same as a cure for us.

The don’t want to dismiss the difference though.