Progress in studies of gene therapy for Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD) is a kind of inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by movement problems, cognitive decline and psychiatry disturbance. HD is caused by mutation in gene IT ⁃15 involving the expansion of a trinucleotide (CAG) repeat encoding glutamine, which leads to abnorm...
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Language: | English |
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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
2012-06-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/327 |