Huntington's disease - Exploiting expression

被引:16
作者
Bates, GP [1 ]
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[1] Univ London Kings Coll, GKT Sch Med, Div Med & Mol Genet, Guys Hosp, London SE1 9RT, England
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10.1038/35099656
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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
Huntington's disease results from defects in the huntingtin protein, but the exact mechanism has been unclear. Researchers now have a better idea, and the knowledge has proved beneficial — for flies at least.
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