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Connectivity mapping uncovers small molecules that modulate neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease models.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 2016
Smalley Joshua L, Breda Carlo, Mason Robert P, Kooner Gurdeep, Luthi-Carter Ruth, Gant Timothy W, Giorgini Flaviano
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Huntington's disease (HD) is a genetic disease caused by a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion encoding a polyglutamine tract in the huntingtin (HTT) protein, ultimately leading to neuronal loss and consequent cognitive decline and death. As no treatments for HD currently exist, several chemical screens have been performed using cell-based models of mutant HTT toxicity. These screens measured single...
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