Sentences with phrase «huntingtin gene encodes proteins»

That means a healthy parent whose huntingtin gene encodes proteins with 35 repeats may produce a child with 36 repeats.

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The huntingtin gene encodes a large scaffold protein, with many interaction partners, which is thought to be involved in intracellular trafficking.

In humans, Huntington's is an inherited disease caused by a gene encoding a toxic protein, called mutant huntingtin, which causes brain cells to die.

Huntington's disease is caused by a gene encoding a toxic protein (mutant huntingtin) that causes brain cells to die.

Huntington's disease is an inherited genetic disorder caused by mutations in the gene that encodes huntingtin protein.

Huntington's disease is caused by a gene encoding a toxic protein (mutant huntingtin or mHTT).

Huntington's is an inherited disease caused by a gene encoding a toxic protein (mutant huntingtin) that causes brain cells to die.

Huntington's disease is caused by a gene encoding a toxic protein (mutant huntingtin or mHTT) that causes brain cells to die.

Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG: CTG repeat expansion in exon 1 of the gene that encodes the polyglutamine - containing protein Huntingtin.

HD is caused by an unstable expansion of CAG repeats in the gene encoding huntingtin protein.