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Mov Disord
; 19(2): 226-8, 2004 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14978683
RESUMEN
Significantly increased plasma total homocysteine levels (t-Hcys) appeared in treated Huntington disease (HD) patients compared to controls and untreated HD subjects. Because the protein Huntingtin interacts with the homocysteine metabolism modulating enzyme cystathionine beta-synthase, we hypothesize that homocysteine promotes neurodegeneration in HD.