Elucidating a normal function of huntingtin by functional and microarray analysis of huntingtin-null mouse embryonic fibroblasts
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The polyglutamine expansion in huntingtin (Htt) protein is a cause of Huntington's disease (HD). Htt is an essential gene as deletion of the mouse Htt gene homolog (<it>Hdh</it>) is embryonic lethal in mice. Therefor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-04-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/9/38 |