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Huntington's Chorea is a rare, terminal, genetic neurological illness.
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Fast Facts
- Named for New York physician [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Huntington George Huntington]
- Affects approximately 1/10,000 of Western European descent and 1/1,000,000 of Asian and African descent
- Most obvious symptoms are abnormal body movements
- Symptoms also include impaired mental abilities and some personality changes
- Mean age of onset: late forties/early fifties
- Disclaimer: The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you think you have Huntington's Chorea, please consult your doctor.
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Official Site: Huntington's Disease Society of America
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Huntington Study Group: HD Clinical Investigations
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WeAreHD.org: Huntington's Disease Online Community
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RTE: Mind Matters Huntington's Disease Broadcast (2007)
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MayoClinic.com: Huntington's Disease
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Huntington Project: HD Clinical Research Efforts
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Wikipedia: Huntington's Disease
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Official Site: Huntington's Disease Society of America
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Huntington's Chorea on Amazon | View All
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The Woman Who Walked into the Sea: Huntington's and the Making of a Genetic Disease - $30.00
"When Phebe Hedges, a woman in East Hampton, New York, walked into the sea in 1806, she made visible the historical experience of a family affected by the dreaded disorder of movement, mind, and mood her neighbors called St.Vitus's dance. D...
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Huntington's Disease (The Facts) - $27.50
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 thi...
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Huntington's Disease (Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics, 45) - $275.00
It is now almost a decade since the identification of the Huntington's Disease gene and its mutation. Major advances in our understanding of the disorder have been made during this time. Since publication of the first two editions, much m...
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Blue Institution - $11.95
Scott Porter, institutionalized at the age of twenty in a state institution for the developmentally delayed. Ironically, Scott is not developmentally delayed. He suffers from a hereditary neurological disease, Huntington's chorea, which Sco...
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