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Utilisation of predictive, prenatal and diagnostic testing for Huntington's disease in Johannesburg.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Jul 1999
Kromberg J G, Krause A, Spurdle A B, Temlett J A, Lucas M, Rodseth D, Stevens G, Jenkins T
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CONTEXT: Huntington's disease (HD) is a dominantly inherited condition in which the gene defect is known. As such individuals in at-risk families can be tested before symptoms occur, prenatally, or after symptoms appear to confirm the diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the utilisation and sequelae of the predictive, prenatal and diagnostic services offered to families with suspected Huntington's disease....
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