Research on transgenic Drosophila models of Huntington disease has found that ____

a. the NUB1 protein decreases levels of mutant huntingtin protein, and thereby, cell death
b. the mutant huntingtin protein is destroyed by the SOD1 protein
c. Drosophila and humans share more than 90% of genes
d. the accumulation of mutant proteins in the brain causes Huntington disease

e. treatment of patients with Rhes protein cures Huntington disease


a

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