A shared mechanism of muscle wasting in cancer and Huntington's disease

AbstractSkeletal muscle loss and dysfunction in aging and chronic diseases is one of the major causes of mortality in patients, and is relevant for a wide variety of diseases such as neurodegeneration and cancer. Muscle loss is accompanied by changes in gene expression and metabolism that lead to co...

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Main Authors: Michal Mielcarek, Mark Isalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-015-0076-z