[Sex-linked, nonprogressive, familial chorea].
In a family, 4 patients on 3 generations have a non progressive chorea. One of them is epileptic and mildly retarded. Transmission appears to be X linked and recessive. This pattern introduces a new difficulty in the L dopa test for genetic prognosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D011379:Prognosis; D014960:X Chromosome
D007980:Levodopa
Chorée familiale, non progressive, liée au sexe.