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The authors’ work has been supported by NIH grants NS16367 and NS32765 and by grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc., the Hereditary Disease Foundation, the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, and the Foundation for the Care and Cure of Huntington’s Disease (FCCHD). This paper is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Dennis Shea, the FCCHDs founder, in recognition of his many critical contributions to the research effort directed at finding a cure for HD.

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Gusella, J.F., Persichetti, F. & MacDonald, M.E. The Genetic Defect Causing Huntington’s Disease: Repeated in Other Contexts?. Mol Med 3, 238–246 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03401677

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