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Hereditary benign chorea: clinical and genetic features of a distinct disease.
Neurology - 10 Jul 2001
Fernandez M, Raskind W, Matsushita M, Wolff J, Lipe H, Bird T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe a second family with benign hereditary chorea (BCH, OMIM 118700) and suggestive linkage to chromosome 14q. BCH is an autosomal dominant disorder of early onset that differs from Huntington disease in being nondementing and nonprogressive without other neurologic signs. There has been controversy regarding the existence of BCH as a discrete disorder. BACKGROUND: A single kindred was recently...
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