TY - BOOK ID - 77890085 TI - Huntington's disease PY - 2008 SN - 1283579944 9786613892393 0191549681 0191607371 9780191549687 9780199212019 0199212015 9781283579940 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Huntington's chorea KW - Chorea. KW - Saint Vitus's dance KW - St. Vitus's dance KW - Extrapyramidal disorders KW - Chronic progressive chorea KW - Chronic progressive hereditary chorea KW - Degenerative chorea KW - HC (Disease) KW - HD (Disease) KW - Hereditary chorea KW - Huntington chorea KW - Huntington chronic progressive hereditary chorea KW - Huntington disease KW - Lund-Huntington chorea KW - Microcellular striatal syndrome KW - Progressive hereditary chorea, Chronic KW - Chorea KW - Dementia KW - Genetic disorders KW - Nervous system KW - Degeneration KW - Ziekte van Huntington KW - Ziekten KW - Ziekte UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77890085 AB - Huntington's disease is a genetically inherited condition which results in severe nerve-cell damage in the brain. The hereditary and debilitative nature of the disease means that many people are involved either directly or indirectly by this condition. The recent identification of the faulty gene involved has made the diagnosis of this condition simpler. The majority of people develop the disease between the ages of 35 and 55 years, so for those aware of their genetic risk there aredilemmas to consider - should you have a test to see if you have the gene? Should you start a family?The new edit ER -