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Huntington's disease and its therapeutic target genes: a global functional profile based on the HD Research Crossroads database.
BMC neurology - 28 Jun 2012
Kalathur Ravi Kiran Reddy, Hernández-Prieto Miguel A, Futschik Matthias E
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BACKGROUND: Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of the polyglutamine repeat region in the huntingtin gene. Although the disease is triggered by the mutation of a single gene, intensive research has linked numerous other genes to its pathogenesis. To obtain a systematic overview of these genes, which may serve as therapeutic targets, CHDI Foundation...
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