27th August 2020

A 37-year old lady is referred for genetic testing because she has started to show some symptoms of Huntington’s Disease

A 37-year old lady is referred for genetic testing because she has started to show some symptoms of Huntington’s Disease, and the condition has affected her father and uncle. For a diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease to be given, how many repeats of the CAG sequence will there be on the HTT gene?

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