Replicating Huntington's disease phenotype in experimental animals.

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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by involuntary choreiform movements, cognitive decline and a progressive neuronal degeneration primarily affecting the striatum. There is at present no effective therapy against this disorder. The gene responsible for the disease (IT15) has been cloned and the molecular defect identified as an expanded...

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