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Subject: Why was Huntingtons Disease once called Huntingtons Chorea?

Date: Wed Mar 1 05:56:41 2000
Posted by Jill Brown
Grade level: 10-12 School: Mt.Vernon High School
City: Mt.Vernon State/Province: Ohio Country: U.S.
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 951911801.Me
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I was in my Bio2 class and the subject came up about Huntingtons Disease. One of my class mates thought they knew but their answer didn't seem right to me. I want to simply know why this disease was once called a Chorea. Oh, and could you give me the deffination of a Chorea? Thanks!


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