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The Huntington's Disease Gene Discovery.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Feb 2024
Franklin Gustavo L, Teive Hélio A G, Tensini Fernando Spina, Camargo Carlos Henrique Ferreira, de Lima Nayra de Souza Carvalho, de Dos Santos Diego de Castro, Meira Alex T, Tabrizi Sarah J
Abstract excerpt
The gene for Huntington's disease (HD) was discovered in 1993, after an international collaborative initiative that led researchers to remote regions of South America. It was the most remarkable milestone, since George Huntington's initial description. Through the phenomenological discussions led by Jean-Martin Charcot and Willian Osler, and finally Americo Negrette's reports, which served as the inspiration for...
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