Huntington's chorea

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Huntington's chorea - hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

Huntington's disease

monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes

chorea - any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder - a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome

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autosomal dominant disease autosomal dominant disorder chorea disease George Huntington Huntington Huntington's disease Huntington’s chorea monogenic disease monogenic disorder			The disease was first described by the US doctor George Huntington in 1872, and originally named Huntington's chorea after the Greek word for dancing because of the jerky, involuntary movements it causes. New hope in search for Huntington's cure by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk At the moment, scientists have to use human eggs left over from fertility treatments to harvest cells, but there are never enough for research to combat crippling diseases like Huntington's Chorea, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and even strokes. Research will hurt no-one by The Journal (Newcastle, England) The neurons were proven capable of communicating through synapses and holds promise that patients suffering from degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and Huntington's chorea may one day be treated by growing enough neurons to replace cells destroyed by the disorders. Functioning neural network grown from stem cells by Southern Medical Journal			hunting crop hunting dog hunting expedition hunting ground hunting guide hunting horn hunting knife Hunting leopard hunting licence hunting license hunting lodge hunting permit hunting season Hunting seat Hunting shirt hunting spider hunting watch Huntingdon Huntingdon elm Huntingdon willow Huntingdonshire Huntington Huntington Beach Huntington Park Huntington Station Huntington's chorea Huntington's disease Huntington’s chorea huntress huntsman huntsman's cup huntsman's cups huntsman's horn huntsman's horns huntsman's-cup Huntsmanship Huntsville huntswoman Hunyadi Huon Gulf Huon pine Hupa Hupeh Hupei huppah Hurban Hurd Hurden hurdies hurdle hurdle race			Huntington Preferred Capital Inc. Huntington Quality Associates Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Huntington Regional Film Commission Huntington School of Fine Arts Huntington Society of Canada Huntington State Beach Huntington State Beach Lifeguard Association Huntington State Park Huntington Station Huntington Station Huntington Station Library Huntington Station, New York Huntington Station, New York Huntington Study Group Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce Huntington Township Together for Peace Huntington Ultimate Summer League Huntington Ultra Frigid Fifty Huntington Union Free School District Huntington University Huntington Urban Renewal Authority Huntington Woods Aquatic Club Huntington's Huntington's Huntington's Huntington's chorea Huntington's disease Huntington's disease Huntington's disease Huntington's disease Huntington's Disease Advocacy Center Huntington's Disease Array Group Huntington's Disease Drug Works Huntington's Disease Family Center Huntington's Disease Society of America Huntington's Disease Support Club Huntington's syndrome Huntington's syndrome Huntington's syndrome Huntington, Anna Vaughn Huntington, Collis P Huntington, Collis P. Huntington, Collis Potter Huntington, Ellsworth Huntington, Frederic Dan Huntington, Henry Edwards Huntington, Lucius Seth Huntington, Samuel Huntington, Samuel Huntington, Samuel P Huntington-Heberlein process Huntington’s chorea Huntington’s Outreach Project for Education Huntingtons Huntingtons Huntingtons Chorea

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