Tricyclic pyrone compounds prevent aggregation and reverse cellular phenotypes caused by expression of mutant huntingtin protein in striatal neurons
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG repeat expansion mutation in the coding region of a novel gene. The mechanism of HD is unknown. Most data suggest that polyglutamine-mediated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/10/73 |