Role of cerebral cortex in the neuropathology of Huntington's disease
An expansion of glutamine repeats in the N-terminal domain of the huntingtin protein leads to Huntington's disease (HD), a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the presence of involuntary movements, dementia, and psychiatric disturbances. Evaluation of postmortem HD tissue indicates tha...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575072/ |