Citation

Panegyres PK, McGrath F. Intern. Med. J. 2008; 38(2): 130-132.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01484.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Huntington disease (HD) in indigenous Australians is a poorly analysed and difficult problem. This study addresses the issue of HD in remote indigenous Australian populations in the north-west of Western Australia. Proband identification, clinical assessment, neurogenetic studies and pedigree analysis led to the discovery of HD in the 63-year-old male proband and his family. HD in remote indigenous Australian communities is a challenging diagnostic and management problem compounded by the complexity of distance.