Huntington's disease
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063158
- info:lc/authorities/sh85063158
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85063158#concept
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Variants
- Chronic progressive chorea
- Chronic progressive hereditary chorea
- Degenerative chorea
- HC (Disease)
- HD (Disease)
- Hereditary chorea
- Huntington chorea
- Huntington chronic progressive hereditary chorea
- Huntington disease
- Huntington's chorea
- Lund-Huntington chorea
- Microcellular striatal syndrome
- Progressive hereditary chorea, Chronic
Broader Terms
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Narrower Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Huntington's chorea
Sources
- found: Huntington's Disease Association website, 17 Feb. 2014:what is HD? (Huntington's disease, which is often called HD, is an hereditary disorder of the central nervous system; it used to be known as Huntington's chorea or HC)
- found: NHS UK website, 17 Feb. 2014:conditions (Huntington's disease is an inherited disease of the brain that damages certain brain cells; Huntington's disease was originally called Huntington's chorea)
- found: Wikipedia, 17 Feb. 2014(Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to cognitive decline and psychiatric problems; it typically becomes noticeable in mid-adult life; HD is the most common genetic cause of abnormal involuntary writhing movements called chorea, which is why the disease used to be called Huntington's chorea)
- found: MeSH, April 3, 2014(Huntington disease; familial disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by the onset of progressive chorea and dementia in the fourth or fifth decade of life; entry terms: Chronic Progressive Hereditary Chorea (Huntington); Huntington Chorea; Huntington Chronic Progressive Hereditary Chorea; Huntington's Chorea; Huntington's Disease)
LC Classification
- RC394.H85
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2014-04-30: revised
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