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New Article . Protein aggregates not the problem in HD?!

Posted by sarmiento 
New Article . Protein aggregates not the problem in HD?!
April 28, 2014 01:36PM
Found this article today .

Quote:

Prof. Lederkremer and his team demonstrated that protein clusters are not the cause of toxicity in Huntington's disease. On the contrary, these aggregates actually serve as a defense mechanism for "stressed" brain cells

[www.medicalnewstoday.com]
Re: New Article . Protein aggregates not the problem in HD?!
April 29, 2014 01:04AM
Yes, shows how much we still have to learn. It reminds me of the debate between butter and margarine, which is better for you? There is always some new information which changes everything.
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