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A Transgenic Minipig Model of Huntington's Disease
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some promising treatments for Huntington's disease (HD) may require pre-clinical testing in large animals. Minipig is a suitable species because of its large gyrencephalic brain and long lifespan. OBJECTIVE: To generate HD transgenic (TgHD) minipigs encoding huntingtin (HTT)1-548 under the control of human HTT promoter. METHODS: Transgenesis was achieved by lentiviral infection of porcine embryos. PCR...
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