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Huntington's disease

How is it diagnosed?

A genetic test can answer the question as to whether or not the gene for Huntington's disease (HD) is present but the decision about whether or not the condition has started remains a matter of judgement. As the early features of juvenile HD (JHD) are often non-specific, doctors may wait for clearer neurological signs before doing the test.

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Medical text written November 1996 by Dr S Simpson. Last updated September 2005 by Dr S Simpson, Associate Specialist/ Senior Lecturer in Clinical Genetics Clinical Genetics, Grampian University Hospitals, Aberdeen, UK. Additional material on Juvenile Huntington's disease written July 2005 by Dr D O Quarrell, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Centre for Human Genetics, Sheffield, UK.

 

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