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Cellular Models: HD Patient-Derived Pluripotent Stem Cells.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2018
Geater Charlene, Hernandez Sarah, Thompson Leslie, Mattis Virginia B
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by expanded polyglutamine (polyQ)-encoding repeats in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. Traditionally, HD cellular models consisted of either patient cells not affected by disease or rodent neurons expressing expanded polyQ repeats in HTT. As these models can be limited in their disease manifestation or proper genetic context,...
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