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Abstract #2100

Characterization of age-dependent brain atrophy in presymptomatic YAC128 Huntington disease mice

Ling Guo 1 , Xuan Vinh To 1 , Xin Hong 1 , Reshmi Rajendran 1 , Si Kang Lew 1 , Yee Ling Tan 1 , Yihui Huang 2 , Michael R. Hayden 2,3 , Mahmoud A. Pouladi 2,3 , and Kai-Hsiang Chuang 1

1 Singapore BioImaging Consortium, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore, 2 Translational Laboratory in Genetic Medicine, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore, 3 Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Longitudinal structural MRI was conducted to track morphological changes in presymptomatic YAC128 Huntington disease (HD) mice. YAC128 mice, relative to wild-type, showed progressive atrophy of the striatum and white matter tracts starting from 1.5 months, while cortical atrophy was found only at 6 months. The progressive atrophy in striatum at very early age indicates the vulnerable areas. The neurodegeneration pattern identified will be useful for evaluation of preclinical treatment trials of HD.

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