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Huntington' disease--imbalance of amino acid levels in plasma of patients and mutation carriers.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 1 Jan 2013
Gruber Beata, Kłaczkow Gabriela, Jaworska Małgorzata, Krzysztoń-Russjan Jolanta, Anuszewska Elżbieta L, Zielonka Daniel, Klimberg Aneta, Marcinkowski Jerzy T
Abstract excerpt
Determination of the plasma amino acid (AA) levels in Huntington's disease (HD) can make it possible to find the metabolic markers used in early diagnosis. The aim of the presented study was to determine the AA profile in plasma samples from HD patients and presymptomatic carriers, compared to healthy subjects. The AA profile was analyzed with HPLC. The study concerned 59 participants: 30 subjects with abnormal...
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