Predictive and Prenatal Diagnosis of Huntington's Disease: Attitudes of Mexican Neurologists, Psychiatrists, and Psychologists

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• 作者：Vilatela ; Maria Elisa Alonso ; Morales ; Adriana Ochoa ; de la Cadena ; Claudia Garcí ; a ; et. al.
• 关键词：Huntington's disease ; Attitudes ; Predictive testing ; Prenatal testing
• 刊名：Archives of Medical Research
• 出版年：1999
• 出版时间：July 8, 1999
• 年：1999
• 卷：30
• 期：4
• 页码：320-324
• 全文大小：218 K

文摘

Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary disease of the central nervous system. Its molecular diagnosis has allowed predictive and prenatal diagnosis to be done, and it is now a model for the study of the ethical, legal, and social problems arising from the diagnosis of such diseases.