Stoichiometry of base excision repair proteins correlates with increased somatic CAG instability in striatum over cerebellum in Huntington's disease transgenic mice.
Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by expansion of an unstable CAG repeat in the coding sequence of the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. Instability affects both germline and somatic cells. Somatic instability increases with age and is tissue-specific. In particu...
Main Authors: | Agathi-Vassiliki Goula, Brian R Berquist, David M Wilson, Vanessa C Wheeler, Yvon Trottier, Karine Merienne |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2778875?pdf=render |
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