Understanding in 2 Minutes: Huntington's Disease

Comprendre en 2 minutes : la maladie d'Huntington

Professor Alexandra DURR, Neurogeneticist (APHP - Sorbonne University). Team Leader at Paris Brain Institute, explains the causes, symptoms and treatments of Huntington's disease.

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La maladie de Huntington

La maladie de Huntington, anciennement appelée chorée de Huntington, est une affection neurologique, rare et héréditaire décrite pour la 1ere fois par Georges Huntington, médecin généraliste en 1872. Elle se manifeste à l’âge adulte par des troubles...

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