Article
[Huntington disease: disclosing the gene].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 11 Feb 1995
Destée A, Chartier-Harlin M C
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease transmitted by dominant autosomal inheritance with complete penetration. The neurological and psychiatric signs and subsequent deterioration usually occur in adults after procuration, contributing to the persistence of this extremely debilitating disease. The gene was localized in 1983 and identified in 1993 as an increased number of nucleotide triplet (CAG)...
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