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Stimming EF, Bega D. Chorea. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2022; 28:1379-1408. [DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000001169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ross CA, Reilmann R, Cardoso F, McCusker EA, Testa CM, Stout JC, Leavitt BR, Pei Z, Landwehrmeyer B, Martinez A, Levey J, Srajer T, Bang J, Tabrizi SJ. Movement Disorder Society Task Force Viewpoint: Huntington's Disease Diagnostic Categories. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2019; 6:541-546. [PMID: 31538087 PMCID: PMC6749806 DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.12808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Christopher A. Ross
- Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology and Huntington's Disease CenterJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- George Huntington Institut, Head, European HD Network (EHDN) Huntington CenterUniversity of MunsterMunsterGermany
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- Department of Neurology in the Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology ServiceInternal Medicine Department of the Federal University of Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteMGBrazil
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- Neurology Department, Huntington Disease ServiceWestmead Hospital and Sydney University Medical SchoolSydneyAustralia
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- Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Psychological SciencesMonash UniversityVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Centre for Molecular Medicine and TherapeuticsThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Cure HD Initiative (CHDI) Management/CHDI FoundationPrincetonNJUSA
- European Huntington's Disease NetworkUniversity Hospital of UlmUlmGermany
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- Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, and Huntington's Disease CenterJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Huntington's Disease Centre, University College LondonQueen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUnited Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research InstituteUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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Pihlstrøm L, Wiethoff S, Houlden H. Genetics of neurodegenerative diseases: an overview. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2018; 145:309-323. [PMID: 28987179 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-802395-2.00022-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Genetic factors are central to the etiology of neurodegeneration, both as monogenic causes of heritable disease and as modifiers of susceptibility to complex, sporadic disorders. Over the last two decades, the identification of disease genes and risk loci has led to some of the greatest advances in medicine and invaluable insights into pathogenic mechanisms and disease pathways. Large-scale research efforts, novel study designs, and advances in methodology are rapidly expanding our understanding of the genome and the genetic architecture of neurodegenerative disease. Here, we review major developments in the field to date, highlighting overarching historic trends and general insights. Monogenic neurodegenerative diseases are discussed from the perspectives of both rare Mendelian forms of common disorders, such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease, and heterogeneous heritable conditions, including ataxias and spastic paraplegias. Next, we summarize the experiences from investigations of complex neurodegenerative disorders, including genomewide association studies. In the final section, we reflect upon the limitations of current findings and outline important future directions. Genetics plays an essential role in translational research, ultimately aiming to develop novel disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative disorders. We anticipate that individual genetic profiling will also be increasingly relevant in a clinical context, with implications for patient care in line with the proposed ideal of personalized medicine.
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- Lasse Pihlstrøm
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom; Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
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Zhao M, Cheah FSH, Chen M, Lee CG, Law HY, Chong SS. Improved high sensitivity screen for Huntington disease using a one-step triplet-primed PCR and melting curve assay. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180984. [PMID: 28700716 PMCID: PMC5507316 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Molecular diagnosis of Huntington disease (HD) is currently performed by fluorescent repeat-flanking or triplet-primed PCR (TP-PCR) with capillary electrophoresis (CE). However, CE requires multiple post-PCR steps and may result in high cost in high-throughput settings. We previously described a cost-effective single-step molecular screening strategy employing the use of melting curve analysis (MCA). However, because it relies on repeat-flanking PCR, its efficiency in detecting expansion mutations decreases with increasing size of the repeat, which could lead to false-negative results. To address this pitfall, we have developed an improved screening assay coupling TP-PCR, which has been shown in CE-based assays to detect all expanded alleles regardless of size, with MCA in a rapid one-step assay. A companion protocol for rapid size confirmation of expansion-positive samples is also described. The assay was optimized on 30 genotype-known DNAs, and two plasmids pHTT(CAG)26 and pHTT(CAG)33 were used to establish the threshold temperatures (TTs) distinguishing normal from expansion-positive samples. In contrast to repeat-flanking PCR MCA, TP-PCR MCA displayed much higher sensitivity for detecting large expansions. All 30 DNAs generated distinct melt peak Tms which correlated well with each sample's larger allele. Normal samples were clearly distinguished from affected samples. The companion sizing protocol accurately sized even the largest expanded allele of ~180 CAGs. Blinded analysis of 69 clinical samples enriched for HD demonstrated 100% assay sensitivity and specificity in sample segregation. The assay targets the HTT CAG repeat specifically, tolerates a wide range of input DNA, and works well using DNA from saliva and buccal swab in addition to blood. Therefore, rapid, accurate, reliable, and high-throughput detection/exclusion of HD can be achieved using this one-step screening assay, at less than half the cost of fluorescent PCR with CE.
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- Mingjue Zhao
- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Center, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews the clinical approach to the diagnosis of adult patients presenting with chorea, using Huntington disease (HD) as a point of reference, and presents the clinical elements that help in the diagnostic workup. Principles of management for chorea and some of the associated features of other choreic syndromes are also described. RECENT FINDINGS Mutations in the C9orf72 gene, previously identified in families with a history of frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or both, have been recognized as one of the most prevalent causes of HD phenocopies in the white population. SUMMARY The diagnosis of chorea in adult patients is challenging. A varied number of associated causes require a physician to prioritize the investigations, and a detailed history of chorea and associated findings will help. For chorea presenting as part of a neurodegenerative syndrome, the consideration of a mutation in the C9orf72 gene is a new recommendation after excluding HD. There are no new treatment options for chorea, aside from dopamine blockers and tetrabenazine. There are no disease-modifying treatments for HD or other neurodegenerative choreic syndromes.
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Schneider SA. Clinical Phenomenology and Genetics of Other Parkinsonian Syndromes Associated with Either Dystonia or Spasticity. Mov Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-405195-9.00057-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cardoso F. Differential diagnosis of Huntington's disease: what the clinician should know. Neurodegener Dis Manag 2014; 4:67-72. [PMID: 24640980 DOI: 10.2217/nmt.13.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD), an autosomal-dominant illness caused by an expansion of the CAG repeats on the short arm of chromosome 4, is clinically characterized by a combination of movement disorders, cognitive decline and behavioral changes. HD accounts for 90-99% of patients who present with this clinical picture. The remaining patients that are negative for the HD genetic mutation are said to have HD phenocopies. Autosomal-dominant diseases that can mimic HD are HD-like 2, C9orf72 mutations, spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (HD-like 4), benign hereditary chorea, neuroferritinopathy (neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 3), dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy and HD-like 1. There are also autosomal-recessive choreas that can be HD phenocopies: Friedreich's ataxia, neuroacanthocytosis, several forms of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation, ataxia telangiectasia, HD-like 3 and ataxia with oculomotor apraxia. Among X‑linked conditions, McLeod syndrome can mimic the clinical features of HD. Although less frequently, sporadic conditions, such as tardive dyskinesia and non-Wilsonian hepatolenticular degeneration, can also mimic HD.
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- Francisco Cardoso
- Neurology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, The Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Wexler E. Clinical neurogenetics: behavioral management of inherited neurodegenerative disease. Neurol Clin 2014; 31:1121-44. [PMID: 24176427 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2013.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Psychiatric symptoms often manifest years before overt neurologic signs in patients with inherited neurodegenerative disease. The most frequently cited example of this phenomenon is the early onset of personality changes in "presymptomatic" Huntington patients. In some cases the changes in mood and cognition are even more debilitating than their neurologic symptoms. The goal of this article is to provide the neurologist with a concise primer that can be applied in a busy clinic or private practice.
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- Eric Wexler
- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 695 Charles Young Drive South, Gonda Room 2309, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759, USA.
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Yu M, Li X, Wu S, Shen J, Tu J. Examination of Huntington's disease in a Chinese family. Neural Regen Res 2014; 9:440-6. [PMID: 25206833 PMCID: PMC4146191 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.128258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We report brain imaging and genetic diagnosis in a family from Wuhan, China, with a history of Huntington's disease. Among 17 family members across three generations, four patients (II2, II6, III5, and III9) show typical Huntington's disease, involuntary dance-like movements. Magnetic resonance imaging found lateral ventricular atrophy in three members (II2, II6, and III5). Moreover, genetic analysis identified abnormally amplified CAG sequence repeats (> 40) in two members (III5 and III9). Among borderline cases, with clinical symptoms and brain imaging features of Huntington's disease, two cases were identified (II2 and II6), but shown by mutation analysis for CAG expansions in the important transcript 15 gene, to be non-Huntington's disease. Our findings suggest that clinical diagnosis of Huntington's disease requires a combination of clinical symptoms, radiological changes, and genetic diagnosis.
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- Mingxia Yu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine & Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine & Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine & Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine & Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine & Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The differential diagnosis of chorea syndromes may be complex and includes various genetic disorders such as Huntington's disease and mimicking disorders called Huntington's disease-like (HDL) phenotypes. To familiarize clinicians with these (in some cases very rare) conditions we will summarize the main characteristics. RECENT FINDINGS HDL disorders are rare and account for about 1% of cases presenting with a Huntington's disease phenotype. They share overlapping clinical features, so making the diagnosis purely on clinical grounds may be challenging, however presence of certain characteristics may be a clue (e.g. prominent orofacial involvement in neuroferritinopathy etc.), Information of ethnic descent will also guide genetic work-up [HDL2 in Black Africans; dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) in Japanese etc.], Huntington's disease, the classical HDL disorders (except HDL3) and DRPLA are repeat disorders with anticipation effect and age-dependent phenotype in some, but genetic underpinnings may be more complicated in the other chorea syndromes. SUMMARY With advances in genetics more and more rare diseases are disentangled, allowing molecular diagnoses in a growing number of choreic patients. Hopefully, with better understanding of their pathophysiology we are moving towards mechanistic therapies.
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