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Changes in striatal dopamine D2 receptor binding in pre-clinical Huntington's disease.
European journal of neurology - 1 Feb 2009
van Oostrom J C H, Dekker M, Willemsen A T M, de Jong B M, Roos R A C, Leenders K L
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BACKGROUND: Carriers of the Huntington disease (HD) mutation develop a progressive neurodegenerative disorder after a pre-clinical phase. We examined the value of (11)C-raclopride PET (RAC) as a biomarker for pre-clinical HD pathophysiology. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study with clinical and neuropsychological assessment we collected complete RAC data in 18 pre-clinical mutation carriers (HD-PMC) and 11...
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