[A focus of Huntington's chorea in Peru].
Since 1970, 91 patients with Huntington's chorea have been identified in Peru, the majority of them, 42 cases, living in Cañete, a valley 140 km from Lima. The precise origin of the disease is unknown, but these patients are mostly half-bred from a mixture of White and Indian rather than from a mixture of Chinese, Japanese or Black.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010568:Peru
Un foyer de chorée de Huntington au Pérou.