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Characterization of HTT inclusion size, location, and timing in the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's disease: an in vivo high-content imaging study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Carty Nikisha, Berson Nadège, Tillack Karsten, Thiede Christina, Scholz Diana, Kottig Karsten, Sedaghat Yalda, Gabrysiak Christina, Yohrling George, von der Kammer Heinz, Ebneth Andreas, Mack Volker, Munoz-Sanjuan Ignacio, Kwak Seung
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene. Major pathological hallmarks of HD include inclusions of mutant huntingtin (mHTT) protein, loss of neurons predominantly in the caudate nucleus, and atrophy of multiple brain regions. However, the early sequence of histological events that manifest in region- and...
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