United Kingdom experience with presymptomatic testing of individuals at 25% risk for Huntington's disease

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-49

  Benjamin, C M ^a,c   Lashwood, A ^b  

^a Merseyside and Cheshire Clinical Genetics Service   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

25 risk; Genetic counselling; Huntington's disease; Predictive testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 0033926497     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2000.580107.x     Document Type: Article

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