Huntington's disease

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Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Huntington's disease

Alternative Names:

Huntington chorea

Prevention:

Genetic counseling is advised if there is a family history of Huntington's disease. This may include DNA analysis of multiple family members. Since the odds that the child of a person with Huntington's disease will be affected are so high, people with the disorder may wish to consider adoption or forms of assisted reproduction that can reduce the chance that the disease will be passed on to their children.

Review Date: 7/28/2005
Reviewed By: Kevin Sheth, M.D., Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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