Researchers develop first transgenic nonhuman primate model of Huntington's disease
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 13:07
in Biology & Nature
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, in collaboration with researchers from the Department of Human Genetics at Emory's School of Medicine, have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model of Huntington's disease (HD), one of the most devastating human neurodegenerative diseases.