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Juvenile Huntington Disease

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Description

Juvenile Huntington disease (JHD) is a form of Huntington disease (HD; see this term), characterized by onset of signs and symptoms before 20 years of age.

Genes related to Juvenile Huntington Disease

  • HTT

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Juvenile Huntington Disease

  • Seizures
  • Ataxia
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Anemia
  • Delayed speech and language development
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Dysarthria
  • Tremor
  • Gait disturbance

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available JUVENILE HUNTINGTON DISEASE have a estimated incidence of 0.04 per 100k worldwide.
— No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Juvenile Huntington Disease Is also known as huntington chorea, jhd, juvenile huntington chorea.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Juvenile Huntington Disease extracted from public data.

Juvenile Huntington Disease Experts map



Current Researchs and researchers

  • SHEFFIELD — Dr Oliver W QUARRELL

    Clinical expert - Investigator of research project - Manager of registry

    • Institution/s:
      — Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, The Sheffield Children's Hospital
      — The Sheffield Children's Hospital
    • Research area/topic::

      JHD - Qualitative Study: JHD qualitative study of the experience of parent/guardian caregivers


Juvenile Huntington Disease Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
HTC.

By Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory University of Alberta (Canada).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington Disease Repeat Expansion Analysis.

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington Disease Repeat Expansion Analysis (Prenatal Diagnosis).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Chorea Differential Evaluation.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

ATN1, HTT
Specificity
50 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington's Disease DNA Test.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington's Disease.

By Center for Human Genetics, Inc (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington Disease.

By Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
Huntington's Disease.

By Molecular Pathology Laboratory University of Pennsylvania Health System (United States).

HTT
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %

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Sources and references

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