Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$93,601.88

Award Date

8/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurological disorder caused by the inheritance of a CAG repeat greater than 36 in length in exon 1 of a gene of unknown function, huntingting. There is no known cure for this lethal neurological disorde