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Causes of death in huntington disease as reported on death certificates

✍ Scribed by Dr. J. L. Haines; P. M. Conneally; D. C. Rao

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1986
Tongue: English
Weight: 369 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0741-0395
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370030606

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✦ Synopsis

Huntington disease (HD) is a late onset autosomal dominant neurological disorder. Two hundred fifty-three death certificates of HD-affected individuals from four midwestern states were examined to determine the completeness of reporting HD on the death certificates. Overall, 66% of death certificates indicated HD as a primary or contributory cause of of death. There was significantly better reporting on more recent death certificates, but even since 1979, 16% did not report HD. The implications to those researching HD family histories and to the accuracy of mortality rates are discussed.

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