CCG polymorphisms in the huntingtin gene have no effect on the pathogenesis of patients with Huntington's disease in mainland Chinese families

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 312, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 92-96

  Zhang, Bao Rong ^a   Tian, Jun ^a   Yan, Ya Ping ^a   Yin, Xin Zhen ^a   Zhao, Guo Hua ^a   Wu, Zhi Ying ^b   Gu, Wei Hong ^c   Xia, Kun ^d   Tang, Bei Sha ^e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^d National Laboratory of Medical Genetics of China   (China)

^e CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregate; CAG repeat; CCG repeat; Huntingtin; Polyglutamine; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HUNTINGTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CELL AGGREGATION; CHINA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 84155164647     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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