The role of protein aggregation in Huntington's disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by chorea, general motor impairment, psychiatric disturbances and dementia, leading to death within 10 to 20 years of onset. It is caused by a (CAG)n trinucleotide repeat expansion in the gene IT15 that is...

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Main Author: Didszun, Claire Martina
Other Authors: Richards, P.
Published: University of Leicester 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.530566