## Abstract The purpose of this study was to systematically assess the impact of Huntington's disease (HD) on patients' healthβrelated quality of life (QOL). Seventyβseven patients with a clinically confirmed diagnosis of HD were interviewed by means of the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP). Additional
The Impact of Huntington's Disease on Family Life
β Scribed by Marina Vamos; John Hambridge; Matt Edwards; John Conaghan
- Book ID
- 117969496
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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The psychological impact of DNA predictive testing on asymptomatic individuals at risk for Huntington disease (HD) has received considerable attention since the advent of the procedure in 1993. This study examined the impact of such testing on families from the families' perspective. Individuals asy
## Abstract Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a cytosine adenosine guanine (CAG) expansion in the __huntingtin__ gene. The length of the triplet repeat is the most important factor in determining age of onset and the severity of the disease, but substantial variabil