Axonal Transport of N-terminal Huntingtin Suggests Early Pathology of Corticostriatal Projections in Huntington Disease

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Aggregation of N-terminal mutant huntingtin within nuclear inclusions and dystrophic neurites occurs in the cortex and striatum of Huntington disease (HD) patients and may be involved in neurodegeneration. We examined the prevalence of inclusions and dystrophic neurites in the cortex and striatum of 15 adult onset HD patients who had mild to severe striatal cell loss (grades 1, 2 or 3) using an antibody that...

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