TY  - JOUR
T1  - HUntington disease setback
AU  - Stephenson J
Y1  - 2009/08/19
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1159
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 732
EP  - 732
VL  - 302
IS  - 7
N2  - 
Studies in animal models had previously demonstrated that transplanted tissue from the striatum—the area of the brain most affected by Huntington disease—could survive and improve behavioral symptoms. Preliminary studies in patients with the disorder found modest clinical benefits from neural transplants, but they lasted for only 2 to 4 years.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1159
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1159
ER  -