Huntington disease

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• Huntington disease — ▪ pathology also called  Huntington chorea        a relatively rare, and invariably fatal, hereditary neurological disease that is characterized by irregular and involuntary movements of the muscles and progressive loss of cognitive ability. The… …   Universalium

• Huntington disease — An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an "adult onset" disease, it can affect children as well. Huntington disease describes an autosomal dominant pattern of… …   Medical dictionary

• Huntington disease (chorea) sign — Hun·ting·ton disease (chorea), sign (hunґting tən) [George Sumner Huntington, American physician, 1850–1916] see under disease and sign …   Medical dictionary

• Huntington's disease — Classification and external resources A microscope image of …   Wikipedia

• Huntington's Disease Society of America — is a national non profit organization committed to finding a cure for Huntington s disease. Huntington s disease is an incurable degenerative disease of the nervous system that affects movement, thinking, and some aspects of personality. The… …   Wikipedia

• Huntington's disease — also Huntington disease n a progressive chorea that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, that usu. begins in middle age, that is characterized by choreiform movements and mental deterioration leading to dementia, and that is accompanied… …   Medical dictionary

• Disease, Huntington — An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an "adult onset" disease (as is usually the case), we have seen children with full blown Huntington disease. Huntington disease… …   Medical dictionary

• Disease, single-gene — An hereditary disorder caused by a change (mutation) in a single gene. There are thousands of single gene diseases including achondroplasia, Huntington disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and hemophilia.… …   Medical dictionary

• Huntington — may refer to the following:People* Anna Hyatt Huntington, American sculptor * Arabella Huntington, wife of Collis Potter Huntington * Archer M. Huntington, scholar of Hispanic Studies * Benjamin Huntington, American jurist and politician *… …   Wikipedia

• Huntington's disease — ☆ Huntington s disease n. 〚after G. Huntington (1851 1916), U.S. physician〛 a progressive hereditary chorea, accompanied by increasing mental deterioration: sometimes called Huntington s chorea * * * …   Universalium

• Huntington's disease — ☆ Huntington s disease n. [after G. Huntington (1851 1916), U.S. physician] a progressive hereditary chorea, accompanied by increasing mental deterioration: sometimes called Huntington s chorea …   English World dictionary