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Potential biomarkers to follow the progression and treatment response of Huntington's disease.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 14 Nov 2016
Disatnik Marie-Hélène, Joshi Amit U, Saw Nay L, Shamloo Mehrdad, Leavitt Blair R, Qi Xin, Mochly-Rosen Daria
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare genetic disease caused by expanded polyglutamine repeats in the huntingtin protein resulting in selective neuronal loss. Although genetic testing readily identifies those who will be affected, current pharmacological treatments do not prevent or slow down disease progression. A major challenge is the slow clinical progression and the inability to biopsy the affected tissue, the...
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