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Striatal and extrastriatal atrophy in Huntington's disease and its relationship with length of the CAG repeat.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Aug 2006
Ruocco H H, Lopes-Cendes I, Li L M, Santos-Silva M, Cendes F
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder that affects the striatum most severely. However, except for juvenile forms, relative preservation of the cerebellum has been reported. The objective of the present study was to perform MRI measurements of caudate, putamen, cerebral, and cerebellar volumes and correlate these findings with the length of the CAG repeat and clinical...
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