Patrick van der Wel
Once again… Feb 28 is Rare Diseases Day ( www.rarediseaseday.org ). A bit over 15 years ago, my lab got involved in research into the mechanisms behind one such disease: #huntingtonsdisease. Indeed, almost exactly 15 years ago (March 2011) we published our first article from this research line …

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Rare Disease Day 2026
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... which continues to this day. I hope we can continue to contribute our puzzle pieces to the challenging puzzle of understanding this disorder. For our research program the support of disease-focused foundations has been instrumental, especially in recent years.
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.. Multiple foundations from across the world have supported us, ensuring that this research could continue all these years. In general, foundations, patients, friends and families play a key role in rare disease research - both for funding and advocacy. Thank you! @[email protected]
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(in case you’re interested: the first paper from 2011 is here: doi.org/10.1021/ja11... and the most recent HD related paper is from 2025: doi.org/10.1002/chem... )

doi.org/10.1021/ja1107...