Huntington disease carrier status and the problems involved for those affected. A psychotherapeutic experience.
The paper presents a case report of a clinically healthy woman with a family history of Huntington disease, whose child developed symptoms of the disease at the age of 8 years. Psychotherapeutic treatment for more than 18 months has provided insight into the problems associated with being an unsymptomatic carrier of the gene and helps to elucidate some aspects of predictive testing.
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Institut für Humangenetik, Universität Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D011613:Psychotherapy