Huntington's disease: Accomplices to neuronal death

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Mattson, MP [1 ]
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[1] NIA, Gerontol Res Ctr, Baltimore, MD 21224 USA
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10.1038/415377a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The shaky movements of people with Huntington's disease are caused by death of a specific group of nerve cells. One culprit — the mutant huntingtin protein — is well known. Another has now been discovered.
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