A description of huntingtons disease and the gene which is responsible for it is presented. Huntingtons disease, which cripples and causes dementia is a genetic disease that results from a mutation in a gene called huntingtin found on chromosome 4. Mutant hutingtin appears to be toxic to key nerve cells in the brain and lacks the ability to turn on a necessary growth factor gene.
The Enigma of Huntington’s Disease / E. Cattaneo, D. Rigamonti, C. Zuccato. - In: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. - ISSN 0036-8733. - 287:6(2002), pp. 92-97.
The Enigma of Huntington’s Disease
E. CattaneoPrimo
;C. ZuccatoUltimo
2002
Abstract
A description of huntingtons disease and the gene which is responsible for it is presented. Huntingtons disease, which cripples and causes dementia is a genetic disease that results from a mutation in a gene called huntingtin found on chromosome 4. Mutant hutingtin appears to be toxic to key nerve cells in the brain and lacks the ability to turn on a necessary growth factor gene.
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