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Loss of CAA interruption and intergenerational CAG instability in Chinese patients with Huntington's disease.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Jul 2023
Bao Yu-Feng, Li Xiao-Yan, Dong Yi, Wu Zhi-Ying
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by CAG expansions in huntingtin (HTT) gene, involving motor, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, genetic modifiers and CAG repeat instability may lead to variations of clinical manifestations, making diagnosis of HD difficult. In this study, we recruited 229 HD individuals from 164 families carrying expanded CAG...
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