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Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder, specifically affecting the gene that codes for the protein huntingtin<ref>J.M. Lee, E.M. Ramos, J.H. Lee, T. Gillis, J.S. Mysore, M.R. Hayden,S.C. Warby, P. Morrison, M. Nance, C.A. Ross, et al. CAG repeat expansion in Huntington disease determines age at onset in a fully dominant fashion. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6; 78(10):690–695.</ref>. The symptoms of Huntington's disease include involuntary movements, depression, irritability and general behavioural changes<ref>S.C. Kirkwood,J.L. Su, P.M. Conneally, T Foroud. Progression of Symptoms in the Early and Middle Stages of Huntington Disease. Archives of Neurology.2001;58(2):273-278</ref>.  
Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder, specifically affecting the [[gene transcription|gene]] that codes for the [[protein|protein]] huntingtin<ref>J.M. Lee, E.M. Ramos, J.H. Lee, T. Gillis, J.S. Mysore, M.R. Hayden,S.C. Warby, P. Morrison, M. Nance, C.A. Ross, et al. CAG repeat expansion in Huntington disease determines age at onset in a fully dominant fashion. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6; 78(10):690–695.</ref>. The symptoms of Huntington's disease include involuntary movements, depression, irritability and general behavioural changes<ref>S.C. Kirkwood,J.L. Su, P.M. Conneally, T Foroud. Progression of Symptoms in the Early and Middle Stages of Huntington Disease. Archives of Neurology.2001;58(2):273-278</ref>.  
 
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Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder, specifically affecting the gene that codes for the protein huntingtin[1]. The symptoms of Huntington's disease include involuntary movements, depression, irritability and general behavioural changes[2].

References

  1. J.M. Lee, E.M. Ramos, J.H. Lee, T. Gillis, J.S. Mysore, M.R. Hayden,S.C. Warby, P. Morrison, M. Nance, C.A. Ross, et al. CAG repeat expansion in Huntington disease determines age at onset in a fully dominant fashion. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6; 78(10):690–695.
  2. S.C. Kirkwood,J.L. Su, P.M. Conneally, T Foroud. Progression of Symptoms in the Early and Middle Stages of Huntington Disease. Archives of Neurology.2001;58(2):273-278