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Huntington disease and Huntington disease-like in a case series from Brazil.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 2014
Castilhos R M, Souza A F D, Furtado G V, Gheno T C, Silva A L, Vargas F R, Lima M-A F D, Barsottini O, Pedroso J L, Godeiro C, Salarini D, Pereira E T, Lin K, Toralles M-B, Saute J A M, Rieder C R, Quintas M, Sequeiros J, Alonso I, Saraiva-Pereira M L, Jardim L B
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify the relative frequency of Huntington's disease (HD) and HD-like (HDL) disorders HDL1, HDL2, spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), SCA17, dentatorubral-pallidoluysian degeneration (DRPLA), benign hereditary chorea, neuroferritinopathy and chorea-acanthocytosis (CHAC), in a series of Brazilian families. Patients were recruited in seven centers if they or their relatives...
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