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ReviewHuman molecular genetics2021

Huntington's disease: nearly four decades of human molecular genetics.

James F Gusella, Jong-Min Lee, Marcy E MacDonald

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Review in Human molecular genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

James F GusellaMolecular Neurogenetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0681-9263
Jong-Min LeeMolecular Neurogenetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Marcy E MacDonaldMolecular Neurogenetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

Funding

Disease-Modifying Genes in Huntington's DiseaseR01NS091161 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JAMES F GUSELLA · 2015 to 2026
$7.2M
Genetic foundation for complete mutant allele-specific CRISPR in neurodegenerative diseasesR01NS105709 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LEE, JONG-MIN · 2018 to 2022
$2.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091161NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurogenetic disorder whose familial nature and progressive course were first described in the 19th century but for which no disease-modifying treatment is yet available. Through the active participation of HD families, this disorder has acted as a flagship for the application of human molecular genetic strategies to identify disease genes, understand pathogenesis and identify rational targets for development of therapies.

Indexed as

Disease SusceptibilityAllelesAnimalsBiomarkersDisease ManagementGenetic Association StudiesGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHuntington DiseaseModels, BiologicalBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID34169318
PMCPMC8490011

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