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Phenotype Characterization of HD Intermediate Alleles in PREDICT-HD.
Journal of Huntington's disease - 15 Dec 2016
Downing Nancy R, Lourens Spencer, De Soriano Isabella, Long Jeffrey D, Paulsen Jane S
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BACKGROUND: Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a CAG repeat expansion on chromosome 4. Pathology is associated with CAG repeat length. Prior studies examining people in the intermediate allele (IA) range found subtle differences in motor, cognitive, and behavioral domains compared to controls. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine baseline and longitudinal differences...
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