A biological classification of Huntington's disease: the Integrated Staging System

SJ Tabrizi, S Schobel, EC Gantman… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The current research paradigm for Huntington's disease is based on participants with overt
clinical phenotypes and does not address its pathophysiology nor the biomarker changes …

Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …

Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders

AN Brandebura, A Paumier, TS Onur… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
There is increasing appreciation that non-neuronal cells contribute to the initiation,
progression and pathology of diverse neurodegenerative disorders. This Review focuses on …

Circadian rhythms in neurodegenerative disorders

M Nassan, A Videnovic - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
Endogenous biological clocks, orchestrated by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, time the
circadian rhythms that synchronize physiological and behavioural functions in humans. The …

The post-GWAS era: from association to function

MD Gallagher, AS Chen-Plotkin - The American Journal of Human …, 2018 - cell.com
During the past 12 years, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have uncovered
thousands of genetic variants that influence risk for complex human traits and diseases. Yet …

Clinical neurology and epidemiology of the major neurodegenerative diseases

MG Erkkinen, MO Kim… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Neurodegenerative diseases are a common cause of morbidity and cognitive impairment in
older adults. Most clinicians who care for the elderly are not trained to diagnose these …

Genome-wide genetic marker discovery and genoty** using next-generation sequencing

JW Davey, PA Hohenlohe, PD Etter, JQ Boone… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized genomic and
transcriptomic approaches to biology. These new sequencing tools are also valuable for the …

The role of microglia and astrocytes in Huntington's disease

TH Palpagama, HJ Waldvogel, RLM Faull… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease. HD
patients present with movement disorders, behavioral and psychiatric symptoms and …

Current and possible future therapeutic options for Huntington's disease

MW Ferguson, CJ Kennedy… - Journal of central …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal neurodegenerative disease that is characterized
by an excessive number of CAG trinucleotide repeats within the huntingtin gene (HTT). HD …

Candidate gene–environment interaction research: Reflections and recommendations

DM Dick, A Agrawal, MC Keller… - Perspectives on …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Studying how genetic predispositions come together with environmental factors to contribute
to complex behavioral outcomes has great potential for advancing the understanding of the …