[Molecular genetic testing in the diagnosis of sporadic cases of Huntington's chorea].

1998 
Huntington's disease is characterized by autosomal dominant transmission and a complete penetrance of the mutant gene. Mutation in Huntington's disease consists in expansion of the unstable tandem CAG-trinucleotide repeats. This discovery allowed to perform a precise DNA diagnosis of the mutant gene carriers. Direct DNA diagnosis has a special importance in sporadic cases of the disease. We performed direct DNA diagnosis in 4 patients with sporadic choreic hyperkinesis, and elaborated a modified protocol for DNA amplification. The obtained results are discussed from the viewpoint of current knowledge about the nature of the Huntington's disease gene.
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