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Hsa-miR-34b is a plasma-stable microRNA that is elevated in pre-manifest Huntington's disease.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2011
Gaughwin Philip Michael, Ciesla Maciej, Lahiri Nayana, Tabrizi Sarah J, Brundin Patrik, Björkqvist Maria
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating, neurodegenerative condition, which lacks effective treatment. Normal Huntingtin (HTT) and mutant Huntingtin (mHTT) are expressed in multiple tissues and can alter transcription of microRNAs (miRs). Importantly, miRs are present in a bio-stable form in human peripheral blood plasma and have recently been shown to be useful biomarkers in other diseases. We therefore...
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