Huntington disease: from premanifest to diagnosis and early care

Autor: Elizabeth A McCusker
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, Vol , Iss (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1473-9348
2397-267X
DOI: 10.47795/NVUA8510
Popis: Huntington disease (HD) has a prolonged premanifest phase. Detailed premanifest HD studies followed identification of the causal CAG repeat expansion in the Huntingtin gene in 1993 that allowed genetic testing. A better understanding of the years before clinical diagnosis and variation in disease presentations resulted. Information from these premanifest studies and new biomarkers may enable a wider definition of HD, earlier diagnosis and care, as well as better measures of progression in clinical trials.
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