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Stem cell therapy and cellular engineering for treatment of neuronal dysfunction in Huntington's disease.
Biotechnology journal - 1 Jul 2014
Choi Kyung-Ah, Hwang Insik, Park Hang-soo, Oh Seung-Ick, Kang Seongman, Hong Sunghoi
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Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of neurons in the striatum, a sub-cortical region of the forebrain. The sub-cortical region of the forebrain is associated with the control of movement and behavior, thus HD initially presents with coordination difficulty and cognitive decline. Recent reprogramming technologies, including induced...
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