[Apropos of a family with Huntington's chorea].
The observed cases deal with six generations. The penetrance is there complete and the male diseases more frequent. The fifth generation shows infantile and youth disease that proceed from fatherly transmission during several generations. The anticipation is discussed, as well as possible genetic counselling and the psychological effects upon mothers.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree
A propos d'une famille de chorée de Huntington.