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Using MX at Diamond to Solve Structures Relevant to Inherited Disease

Using MX at Diamond to Solve Structures Relevant to Inherited Disease

Case Study Using MX at Diamond to solve structures relevant to inherited disease The Problem Huntington’s disease (HD) is a dominantly-inherited neuropsychiatric disorder which causes severe motor dysfunction, depression and dementia. It has been known since 1993 that the disease is due to mutation of a single gene coding for huntingtin (HTT) that extends the poly-glutamine (poly-Q) repeats in the protein. Inhibiting the enzyme responsible f

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