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The clinical phenotype of carriers of intermediate alleles in the huntingtin gene: A scoping review.
Journal of Huntington's disease - 1 Feb 2026
van Hofslot Anna, Oosterloo Mayke, de Jong Joost J A, Andriessen Ruben L, de Bot Susanne T, Linden David E J
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BackgroundHuntington's Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by a cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) repeat expansion (CAG > 35) in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. Intermediate alleles (IAs, CAG = 27-35) are generally not associated with HD. However, IA carriers with symptoms have been reported in literature.ObjectiveTo review the existing literature on IAs, in order to provide an overview of the...
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