Illustration showing the molecular genesis of Huntington's disease. An expansion of the CAG trinucleotide sequence in the htt gene (second from left) causes the production of mutated Huntingtin protein (third from left) leading to neurodegeneration (centre), atrophy of brain basal ganglia (second from right), involuntary movements (far right) and dementia. | |
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