• A transgenic minipig model of Huntington’s disease shows early signs of behavioral and molecular pathologies 

      Askeland, Georgina; Rodinova, Marie; Štufková, Hana; Dosoudilova, Zaneta; Baxa, Monika; Smatlikova, Petra; Bohuslavova, Bozena; Klempir, Jiri; Nguyen, The Duong; Kuśnierczyk, Anna; Bjørås, Magnar; Klungland, Arne; Hansikova, Hana; Ellederova, Zdenka; Eide, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Huntington's disease (HD) is a monogenic, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder with currently no available treatment. The Libechov transgenic minipig model for HD (TgHD) displays neuroanatomical similarities to humans ...
    • Increased nuclear DNA damage precedes mitochondrial dysfunction in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Huntington's disease patients 

      Askeland, Georgina; Dosoudilova, Zaneta; Rodinova, Marie; Klempir, Jiri; Liskova, Irena; Kusnierczyk, Anna; Bjørås, Magnar; Nesse, Gaute; Klungland, Arne; Hansikova, Hana; Eide, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder primarily affecting the basal ganglia and is caused by expanded CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. Except for CAG sizing, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA ...