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Absence of unidentified CAG repeat expansion in patients with Huntington's disease-like phenotype.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 May 2000
Vuillaume I, Meynieu P, Schraen-Maschke S, Destée A, Sablonnière B
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded (CAG)n repeat on the huntingtin gene. It is characterised by motor, psychiatric and cognitive disturbances. Diagnosis can be confirmed by direct genetic testing, which is highly sensitive and specific and is now considered definitive. This study focused on 21 patients presenting with a clinical phenotype showing...
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