[Current perspectives in the treatment of Huntington's chorea].

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[Current perspectives in the treatment of Huntington's chorea].

Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska - 1 Jan 2000

Kuran Włodzimierz

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Huntington's chorea (HD) is a degenerative condition of the central nervous system of genetic origin, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. The mechanism of the genetic defect is already known, it is a dynamic mutation in the ITI5 gene situated on chromosome 4 p 16.3 coding the protein huntington. The disease is progressive and leading to lethal outcome and effective treatment is unknown. Methods of treatment...

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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
Diagnosis, Differential
Genetic Testing
Humans
Huntington Disease
Mutation
Nerve Degeneration

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PMID: 12418139

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