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RNA toxicity contributes to neurodegenerative disease, University of Pennsylvania scientists say

                   
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a–d, External (top) and internal (bottom) retinal cryosections of eyes of 1-day-old flies. a, Flies expressing gmr-GAL4 alone or b with mblB2–E1 have normal eye morphology. c, Flies expressing SCA3trQ61... PHILADELPHIA –- The current study, which appears in the journal Nature, demonstrates that... [read full story]                    

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RNA Toxicity Contributes To Neurodegenerative Disease, University Of Pennsylvania Scientists Say

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RNA Toxicity Contributes To Neurodegenerative Disease, University Of Pennsylvania Scientists Say

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May 23, 2008
        

Expanding on prior research performed at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. The current study, which appears in the journal Nature,...

                   

RNA Toxicity Contributes to Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Pennsylvania Scientists Say

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May 22, 2008
        

PHILADELPHIA -- The current study, which appears in the journal Nature, demonstrates that faulty RNA, the blueprint for the toxic polyglutamine protein, also assists in the onset and progression of disease in fruit fly models. "By recreating in the fly various human diseases, we have found that,...

                   

RNA toxicity contributes to neurodegenerative disease

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May 22, 2008
        

Expanding on prior research performed at the University of Pennsylvania , Penn biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. The current study, which appears in the journal Nature,...

                   
physorg.com: ad External (top) and internal (bottom) retinal cryosections of eyes of 1-day-old flies. a Flies expressing gmr-GAL4 alone or b with mblB2E1 have normal eye morphology. c Flies expressing SCA3trQ61 have a mild loss of pigmentation and slightly disrup ... physorg.com

RNA toxicity contributes to neurodegenerative disease, scientists say

physorg.com
May 21, 2008
        

Expanding on prior research performed at the University of Pennsylvania, Penn biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. The current study, which appears in the journal Nature,...

                   

RNA Toxicity Contributes To Neurodegenerative Disease, Scientists Say

sciencedaily.com
May 21, 2008
        

Biologists have determined that faulty RNA, the blueprint that creates mutated, toxic proteins, contributes to a family of neurodegenerative disorders in humans. The study demonstrates that faulty RNA also assists in the onset and progression of disease in fruit fly models.