About the Authors

Leire Valcárcel-Ocete

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu

Affiliation Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States of America

Mikel Iriondo

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Asier Fullaondo

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

María García-Barcina

Affiliation Genetics Unit, Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain

José Manuel Fernández-García

Affiliation Neurology Service, Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain

Elena Lezcano-García

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain

José María Losada-Domingo

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain

Javier Ruiz-Ojeda

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Galdakao-Usansolo Hospital, Galdakao, Spain

Amaia Álvarez de Arcaya

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Alava University Hospital, Txagorritxu, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

José María Pérez-Ramos

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Alava University Hospital, Santiago Apóstol, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Raymund A. C. Roos

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands

Jørgen E. Nielsen

Affiliation Danish Dementia Research Centre, Neurogenetics Clinic, University Hospital of Copenhagen- Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Carsten Saft

Affiliation Huntington-Zentrum (NRW) Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum, Germany

REGISTRY investigators of the European Huntington's Disease Network

Membership of the European Huntington’s Disease Network is provided in S1 Appendix.

Ana M. Zubiaga

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Ana Aguirre

ana.aguirre@ehu.es

Affiliation Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LVO GAA AA. Performed the experiments: LVO. Analyzed the data: LVO GAA AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GAA MGB JMFG ELG JMLD JRO AAA JMPR RACR JEN CS. Wrote the paper: LVO GAA AMZ AA. Participated in design of the statistical analysis: MI. Participated in design of the statistical and expression analysis: AF.