Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in Huntington's disease

(University of Barcelona) Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro) and the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) described a mechanism, the increase of proteinaceous synthesis, which takes part in the degeneration of the type of neurons that are affected in Huntington's disease, a genetic neurodegenerative disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news