Article
Huntington's disease: psychiatric practice in molecular genetic prediction and diagnosis.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Feb 1997
Scourfield J, Soldan J, Gray J, Houlihan G, Harper P S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Predictive genetic testing for Huntington's disease has been available in Cardiff since 1987 using linked genetic markers, and since 1993 using direct mutation testing, which can also be used as a diagnostic test. During this period there have been numerous referrals that have require...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Depression
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Forecasting
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Huntington Disease
- Informed Consent
- Male
- Mutation
- Psychological Tests
- Suicide