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BACHD rats expressing full-length mutant huntingtin exhibit differences in social behavior compared to wild-type littermates.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Manfré Giuseppe, Novati Arianna, Faccini Ilaria, Rossetti Andrea C, Bosch Kari, Molteni Raffaella, Riva Marco A, Van der Harst Johanneke E, Nguyen Huu Phuc, Homberg Judith R
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BACKGROUND: Huntington disease (HD) is a devastating inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms without any cure to slow down or stop the progress of the disease. The BACHD rat model for HD carrying the human full-length mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) with 97 polyQ repeats has been recently established as a promising model which reproduces...
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