Taylor and Francis Group, RNA Biology, 11(10), p. 1647-1652
DOI: 10.4161/rna.26706
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Huntington’s disease (HD) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutated CAG repeat in the huntingtin gene that is translated into an expanded polyglutamine tract. The clinical manifestation of HD is a progressive physical, cognitive, and psychiatric deterioration that is eventually fatal.