Open AccessFly models of Huntington's disease
Author(s) -
J. Lawrence Marsh,
Judit Pallos,
L. M. Thompson
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human molecular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.811
H-Index - 276
eISSN - 1460-2083
pISSN - 0964-6906
DOI - 10.1093/hmg/ddg271
Subject(s) - biology , huntington's disease , salient , drosophila (subgenus) , disease , neuroscience , genetics , evolutionary biology , gene , artificial intelligence , computer science , pathology , medicine
Can Drosophila models be engineered that accurately reflect Huntington's disease (HD) and other neurological diseases and can they contribute to the search for treatments and cures? A number of publications seem to provide a resounding yes to that question. Here we seek to review some of the salient features of these models.
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