Translational molecular imaging studies University of Antwerp
Bio-Imaging lab, Molecular Imaging and Radiology (MIRA), Molecular Imaging, Pathology, Radiotherapy & Oncology (MIPRO)
Huntington's disease (HD) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by a progressive neurodegeneration of the striatum that also involves other regions, primarily the cerebral cortex. Patients display progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric impairment. Symptoms usually start at midlife. The mutation responsible for this fatal disease is an abnormally expanded and unstable CAG repeat within the coding region of the gene encoding ...