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SUBMITTER: Paul BD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4349202 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paul Bindu D BD Sbodio Juan I JI Xu Risheng R Vandiver M Scott MS Cha Jiyoung Y JY Snowman Adele M AM Snyder Solomon H SH
Nature 20140326 7498
Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disease associated with a mutation in the gene encoding huntingtin (Htt) leading to expanded polyglutamine repeats of mutant Htt (mHtt) that elicit oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, and motor and behavioural changes. Huntington's disease is characterized by highly selective and profound damage to the corpus striatum, which regulates motor function. Striatal selectivity of Huntington's disease may reflect the striatally selective small G protein Rhes b ...[more]