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Inclusion body formation reduces levels of mutant huntingtin and the risk of neuronal death.
Nature - 14 Oct 2004
Arrasate Montserrat, Mitra Siddhartha, Schweitzer Erik S, Segal Mark R, Finkbeiner Steven
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is caused by an abnormal polyglutamine expansion within the protein huntingtin and is characterized by microscopic inclusion bodies of aggregated huntingtin and by the death of selected types of neuron. Whether inclusion bodies are pathogenic, incidental or a beneficial copin...
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