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Plasma Amino Acid Levels in Huntington's Chorea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. A. G. Watt  and
W. L. Cunningham
J. A. G. Watt
Affiliation:
Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow; University of Dundee
W. L. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario; Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
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Summary

Concentrations of plasma amino acids in nine patients with Huntington's chorea and nine control patients were studied while diet and drug therapy were controlled. Significantly low values for threonine, alanine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine and histidine were found in the Huntington's chorea patients. However, since different investigators have failed to establish a consistent pattern of abnormality, it is considered that the findings are probably due to non-specific factors.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 132 , Issue 4 , April 1978 , pp. 394 - 397
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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