Protein alteration adds to degeneration of neuronal populaces in Huntington’s infection Kumar Jeetendra | February 1, 2021 A study in which UB scientists have taken part states that alterations in the levels of one of those proteins, lamin B1, add to the degeneration of distinct brain neuronal populations in Huntington’s disease. Caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene, this pathology features involuntary movements, cognitive deficit, and psychiatric disorders, and has no …