High Protein Diet and Huntington's Disease.

Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the huntingtin (HTT) gene with expanded CAG repeats. In addition to the apparent brain abnormalities, impairments also occur in peripheral tissues. We previously reported that mutant Huntingtin (mHTT) exists in the liver and ca...

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Main Authors: Chiung-Mei Chen, Yow-Sien Lin, Yih-Ru Wu, Pei Chen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chueh-Lien Yang, Ya-Tzu Tsao, Wen Chang, I-Shan Hsieh, Yijuang Chern, Bing-Wen Soong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4437787?pdf=render