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Genealogy and Geographic Distribution

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Genealogy is the study of family connections and as such has major relevance to all genetic diseases. Huntington’s chorea, in particular, offers fertile ground for genealogical enquiry because of its distinctive characteristics, its long history and the fact that the mutation rate is amongst the lowest recorded for any inherited disease (Sect. 7.1).

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  1. Division of Clinical Genetics, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 300 Longwood Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA., USA

    Michael R. Hayden MB, ChB, PhD, DCH(SA)

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Hayden, M.R. (1981). Genealogy and Geographic Distribution. In: Huntington’s Chorea. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1308-9_2

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