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Evaluation of R6/2 HD transgenic mice for therapeutic studies in Huntington's disease: behavioral testing and impact of diabetes mellitus.
Behavioural brain research - 29 Nov 2001
Lüesse H G, Schiefer J, Spruenken A, Puls C, Block F, Kosinski C M
Abstract excerpt
R6/2 transgenic mice express exon 1 of the human Huntington's disease (HD) gene with an increased CAG repeat length. They develop a progressive neurological phenotype, die within 12-14 weeks of age and were also found to develop diabetes mellitus. Since R6/2 mice are broadly used to screen for potential therapies in HD, the aim of this study was (a) to search for behavioral tests that are best applicable to...
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