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The pathological Huntingtin CAG triplet expansion differentially affects the diagnosis of systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2026
Heyd Moritz, Landwehrmeyer G Bernhard, Lewerenz Jan
Abstract excerpt
Background: In Huntington's disease (HD), signs of inflammatory activation are found in the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, and blood. HD monocytes are reported to be hyperreactive in vitro. Thus, HD mutation might affect the immune system. Aim: To explore the frequency of autoimmune diseases (AIDs) in HD mutation carriers (people with the HD mutation, PwHD) compared to control participants (CPs) as markers of immune...
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