title: Odor identification in Huntington's disease patients and asymptomatic gene carriers.
abstract: Odor identification was assessed in 20 Huntington's disease (HD) patients, 20 normal adults with the genetic mutation that causes HD, and 20 mutation-negative adults. The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) revealed substantial odor identification deficits only in HD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-7218, USA. fbylsma@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Bylsma
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Moberg
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*