Targeting N-Terminal Huntingtin with a Dual-sgRNA Strategy by CRISPR/Cas9
Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant progressive neurodegenerative disorder, caused by a CAG/polyglutamine (polyQ) repeat expansion in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. The polyQ tract is located in and transcribed from N-terminal HTT of exon 1. HTT is a large multifaceted protein, which part...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1039623 |