Huntington's: Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanism Underlying The Disease

"Mutations - the genetic changes in DNA - can lead to many different types of disease, depending on where and in what manner they occur," Li said. "How these genetic changes escape normal DNA repair systems and become ingrained in an affected gene pool leading to familial disorders has been a longstanding subject of study in my laboratory at the UK Medical Center."

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