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Huntington's chorea

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Huntington's chorea [′hənt·iŋ·tənz kə′rē·ə]
(medicine)
A rare hereditary disease of the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex resulting in choreiform (dancelike) movements, intellectual deterioration, and psychosis.
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The disease was first described by the US doctor George Huntington in 1872, and originally named Huntington's chorea after the Greek word for dancing because of the jerky, involuntary movements it causes.
New hope in search for Huntington's cure by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
At the moment, scientists have to use human eggs left over from fertility treatments to harvest cells, but there are never enough for research to combat crippling diseases like Huntington's Chorea, motor neurone disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and even strokes.
Research will hurt no-one by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The neurons were proven capable of communicating through synapses and holds promise that patients suffering from degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and Huntington's chorea may one day be treated by growing enough neurons to replace cells destroyed by the disorders.
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