Scientists uncover culprit in Huntington's disease
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 13:42
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding a horrific illness: Why people with Huntington's disease harbor a faulty protein throughout their bodies but it destroys only certain brain cells....
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