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[Clinical variability of Juvenile Huntington's Disease phenotype].
Przeglad lekarski - 1 Jan 2015
Błaszczyk Magdalena, Boczarska-Jedynak Magdalena, Rudzińska Monika
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is rare, genetically determinated, neurodegenerative disorder. It is determined by dynamic mutation of IT15 gene on short arm of 4 chromosome. Characteristic symptomatology include involuntary movements, cognitive decline and wide spectrum of mood and behaviour disorders. It typically becomes noticeable in mid-adult life, but there are reported cases of appaers of symptoms between 2 and 80...
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