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Development of an ELISA assay for the quantification of soluble huntingtin in human blood cells.
BMC biochemistry - 25 Nov 2013
Massai Luisa, Petricca Lara, Magnoni Letizia, Rovetini Luca, Haider Salman, Andre Ralph, Tabrizi Sarah J, Süssmuth Sigurd D, Landwehrmeyer Bernhard G, Caricasole Andrea, Pollio Giuseppe, Bernocco Simonetta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Huntington's disease (HD) is a monogenic disorder caused by an aberrant expansion of CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene (HTT). Pathogenesis is associated with expression of the mutant (mHTT) protein in the CNS, with its levels most likely related to disease progression and symptom severity. Since non-invasive methods to quantify HTT in the CNS do not exist, measuring amount of soluble HTT in...
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