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Genetic deletion of S6k1 does not rescue the phenotypic deficits observed in the R6/2 mouse model of Huntington's disease.
Scientific reports - 6 Nov 2019
Irvine Elaine E, Katsouri Loukia, Plattner Florian, Al-Qassab Hind, Al-Nackkash Rand, Bates Gillian P, Withers Dominic J
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Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal inherited autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion in the number of CAG trinucleotide repeats in the huntingtin gene. The disease is characterized by motor, behavioural and cognitive symptoms for which at present there are no disease altering treatments. It has been shown that manipulating the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway using...
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