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. 2006 Dec 5;7:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2202-7-80

Table 2.

Effect of over-expression of wild-type huntingtin on HD-like phenotypes in the YAC128 mouse model of HD.

Phenotype Percent Difference YAC128 Compared to WT Percent Difference YAC18/128 Compared to WT Percent Rescue with WT htt Expression Significance
Rotarod -36% -41% None p = 0.5
Activity – 2 Months +6% +2% 74% P = 0.5
Activity – 12 Months -10% -6% 47% P = 0.5
Striatal Volume -9% -7% 21% p = 0.3
Striatal Neuronal Counts -6% -3% 38% p = 0.4
Striatal DARPP-32 Expression -18% -14% 22% p = 0.3
Striatal Neuronal Size -12% -2% 87% p < 0.001