Huntington disease: clinical, genetic, and social aspects.

doi:10.1177/089198879801100204

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Huntington disease: clinical, genetic, and social aspects.

Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology - 1 Jan 1998

Nance M A

Abstract excerpt

Huntington disease (HD) is a fascinating neurodegenerative disorder whose features straddle the boundaries of psychiatry, neurology, and genetics. The clinical symptoms of HD consist of a triad of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric/behavioral disturbances. In 1993, the HD Collaborative Research Gr...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Brain
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Disorders
DNA Mutational Analysis
Dementia
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Huntingtin Protein
Huntington Disease
Middle Aged
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Nuclear Proteins
Proteins
Trinucleotide Repeats

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