PGC-1alpha downstream transcription factors NRF-1 and TFAM are genetic modifiers of Huntington disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by an abnormal expansion of a CAG repeat in the huntingtin <it>HTT </it>(<it>HD</it>) gene. The primary genetic determinant of the age a...

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Main Authors: Haghikia Aiden, Wieczorek Stefan, Akkad Denis A, Saft Carsten, Taherzadeh-Fard Elahe, Chan Andrew, Epplen Jörg T, Arning Larissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Molecular Neurodegeneration
Online Access:http://www.molecularneurodegeneration.com/content/6/1/32