Prevalence and incidence of Huntington's disease: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Medina, Y Mahjoub, L Shaver… - Movement …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence and prevalence of Huntington's disease (HD) based on a systematic review
and meta‐analysis of 20 studies published from 1985 to 2010 was estimated at 0.38 per …

An update on the neurological short tandem repeat expansion disorders and the emergence of long-read sequencing diagnostics

SR Chintalaphani, SS Pineda, IW Deveson… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Background Short tandem repeat (STR) expansion disorders are an important cause of
human neurological disease. They have an established role in more than 40 different …

Characterization and visualization of tandem repeats at genome scale

E Dolzhenko, A English, H Dashnow… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Tandem repeat (TR) variation is associated with gene expression changes and numerous
rare monogenic diseases. Although long-read sequencing provides accurate full-length …

The role of brain derived neurotrophic factor in central nervous system

Y Li, F Li, D Qin, H Chen, J Wang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has multiple biological functions which are
mediated by the activation of two receptors, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) receptor …

A review on accelerometry-based gait analysis and emerging clinical applications

D Jarchi, J Pope, TKM Lee, L Tamjidi… - IEEE reviews in …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gait analysis continues to be an important technique for many clinical applications to
diagnose and monitor certain diseases. Many mental and physical abnormalities cause …

Stem cell-derived exosomes: a new strategy of neurodegenerative disease treatment

N Fayazi, M Sheykhhasan, S Soleimani Asl… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Short-term symptomatic treatment and dose-dependent side effects of pharmacological
treatment for neurodegenerative diseases have forced the medical community to seek an …

A genetic association study of glutamine-encoding DNA sequence structures, somatic CAG expansion, and DNA repair gene variants, with Huntington disease clinical …

M Ciosi, A Maxwell, SA Cumming, DJH Moss… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Huntington disease (HD) is caused by an unstable CAG/CAA repeat expansion
encoding a toxic polyglutamine tract. Here, we tested the hypotheses that HD outcomes are …

[图书][B] The language game: How improvisation created language and changed the world

MH Christiansen, N Chater - 2022 - books.google.com
'Marvellously clear... playfully persuasive'Richard Dawkins' Full of Fascinating details. A
delight to read.'Tim Harford'Highly original and convincing... a delight to read!'-Daniel …

The role of vitamins in neurodegenerative disease: An update

SN Rai, P Singh, HWM Steinbusch, E Vamanu… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acquiring the recommended daily allowance of vitamins is crucial for maintaining
homeostatic balance in humans and other animals. A deficiency in or dysregulation of …

Stem cell transplantation therapy and neurological disorders: current status and future perspectives

MM Rahman, MR Islam, MT Islam, M Harun-Or-Rashid… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review highlights the scope of available treatment options for
neurological diseases, especially stem cell transplantation therapy, which provides new …