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Journal of Huntington s Disease
Article . 2015 . Peer-reviewed
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Journal of Huntington s Disease
Article . 2015
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Clinical and Molecular Features of Late Onset Huntington Disease in a Peruvian Cohort

Authors: Cornejo-Olivas, M.R.; Inca-Martinez, M.A.; Espinoza Huertas, Keren Antonieta; Veliz-Otani, D.; Velit-Salazar, M.R.; Marca, V.; Ortega, O.; +4 Authors

Clinical and Molecular Features of Late Onset Huntington Disease in a Peruvian Cohort

Abstract

Background: Late onset cases of Huntington disease (HD), with onset ≥60 years, account for up to 20% of HD cases worldwide. Clinical features include mild motor dysfunction with slow progression and cognitive impairment, frequent absence of family history and low number of CAG repeats. The clinical and molecular features of late onset HD is still understudied in Latin America. Objectives: To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of late onset HD in a Peruvian cohort. Methods: An observational study was carried out by reviewing the HD registry at the Neurogenetics Research Center-INCN from 2000 to 2014. Genotyping of HTT gene was confirmed using standard PCR and PAGE in accordance to protocols previously established. Results: Thirty-one late onset HD cases from 27 pedigrees were identified (9.42% of total HD cases, n = 329), 51.61% were male. Mean age at onset was 64.1 ± 4.2 and CAG repeats mean was 42.5 ± 2.5. We did not find significant correlation between age at onset and CAG repeats. 33.3% of cases were traced back to Cañete valley. Twenty-two cases had a positive family history, 14 of them with paternal transmission. Choreic movements and cognitive impairment were the main existing manifestations reported in this cohort, with lower frequency of psychiatric disturbances. Conclusions: This report of late onset HD affected individuals shows a mild phenotype expression of the disease, associated with low range of CAG repeats and up to 30% of cases with absence of clear family history. Cañete valley remains the region with more cases.

Keywords

Male, genotype, polymerase chain reaction, very elderly, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.04, paternalism, nerve protein, Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale, HTT protein, human, Cohort Studies, systematic review, cognitive defect, Peruvian, middle aged, Peru, genetics, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.25, Age of Onset, pathophysiology, CAG repeat, disease transmission, Aged, 80 and over, family history, Huntingtin Protein, allele, Mini Mental State Examination, pedigree, Middle Aged, cohort analysis, aged, female, Huntington Disease, priority journal, htt gene, paternal transmission, Female, motor dysfunction, trinucleotide repeat, onset age, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Montreal cognitive assessment, Article, male, Humans, human, gene, Aged, Huntington chorea, South America, clinical feature, late onset huntington disease, observational study, Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

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