EPISODE · Nov 29, 2023 · 38 MIN
Inheriting Huntington’s Disease and Aspiring to Prolong Lives with Jeff Carroll
from Patient Empowerment Program: A Rare Disease Podcast
Jeff Carroll, Ph.D., inherited a gene that will eventually lead to symptoms of Huntington’s Disease. Alongside researching this debilitating disease as an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Washington, he’s a Scientific Advisor for n-Lorem and member of the Access to Treatment Committee (ATTC) that helps screen and assess submitted patient applications. On This Episode We Discuss: 2:45 Joining the Amy on a whim 4:30 Serving in Kosovo and Germany 6:00 Learning that his mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD) 10:25 Seeking information and diving into the world of Biology and HD 14:52 Deciding to have children when there was a chance that they’d inherit the disease and utilizing preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) 18:30 Watching Ionis make initial progress on an ASO for Huntington’s disease 23:10 How Jeff became involved with n-Lorem 27:30 Most important things Jeff has learned during his role at n-Lorem 30:38 Helping people is motivating 32:11 Nano-rare patients teach us a lot about science 33:57 Jeff expects to receive an ASO treatment one day 35:22 n-Lorem is on your side
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Jeff Carroll, Ph.D., inherited a gene that will eventually lead to symptoms of Huntington’s Disease. Alongside researching this debilitating disease as an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Washington, he’s a Scientific Advisor for n-Lorem and member of the Access to Treatment Committee (ATTC) that helps screen and assess submitted patient applications.On This Episode We Discuss:2:45 Joining the Amy on a whim 4:30 Serving in Kosovo and Germany6:00 Learning that his mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD)10:25 Seeking information and diving into the world of Biology and HD14:52 Deciding to have children when there was a chance that they’d inherit the disease and utilizing preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)18:30 Watching Ionis make initial progress on an ASO for Huntington’s disease23:10 How Jeff became involved with n-Lorem27:30 Most important things Jeff has learned during his role at n-Lorem30:38 Helping people is motivating32:11 Nano-rare patients teach us a lot about science33:57 Jeff expects to receive an ASO treatment one day35:22 n-Lorem is on your side
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