Impact of caspase-6 modulation on Huntington disease phenotypes in the YAC128 mouse model

Huntington disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. HD is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin (HTT) gene leading to the production of the mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT). Caspase-6 (C6) is a cysteine...

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Main Author: Ladha, Safia
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57721