Effect of Trinucleotide Repeats in the Huntington's Gene on Intelligence

Background: Huntington's Disease (HD) is caused by an abnormality in the HTT gene. This gene includes trinucleotide repeats ranging from 10 to 35, and when expanded beyond 39, causes HD. We previously reported that CAG repeats in the normal range had a direct and beneficial effect on brain deve...

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Main Authors: Jessica K. Lee, Amy Conrad, Eric Epping, Kathy Mathews, Vincent Magnotta, Jeffrey D. Dawson, Peg Nopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239641830118X

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