Huntington's chorea in South Wales: mutation, fertility, and genetic fitness.

Abstract:

:A study of mutation, biological fitness, and patterns of family building in Huntington's chorea has been carried out, based on a previously reported population study of the disorder in South Wales. No unequivocal new mutation was identified among 101 kindreds containing 418 affected persons, which supports the extreme rarity of mutation in this disorder. Increased values of fertility and fitness were found, both in relation to unaffected relatives and to the general population of the area. The proportion of unmarried persons and pattern of family building was comparable in affected and unaffected subjects, and no correlation with age at onset or mode of clinical presentation could be found.

journal_name

J Med Genet

authors

Walker DA,Harper PS,Newcombe RG,Davies K

doi

10.1136/jmg.20.1.12

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1983-02-01 00:00:00

pages

12-7

issue

1

eissn

0022-2593

issn

1468-6244

journal_volume

20

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