Autopsy-proven Huntington's disease with 29 trinucleotide repeats

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作者
Kenney, Christopher
Powell, Suzanne
Jankovic, Joseph
机构
[1] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Neurol, Parkinsons Dis Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Neurol, Movement Disorders Clin, Houston, TX 77030 USA
关键词
Huntington's disease; phenocopy; autopsy; trinucleotide repeat; neuropathology; chorea;
D O I
10.1002/mds.21195
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Huntington's disease (RD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with expansion of CAG trinucleotide repeats in the huntingtin gene. A minimum of 36 CAG repeats is usually reported in patients with clinical features of RD; 30 to 35 repeats represent an intermediate range. Here we report a 65-year-old male with autopsy-proven HD and 29 CAG repeats. (C) 2006 Movement Disorder Society.
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