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Pilot Huntington at Risk Observational Study (PHAROS)

Date Posted: March 1, 2000

Primary Study Objective
To prospectively determine the rate of illness onset (phenoconversion) in a cohort of indivudals who are at immediate risk for inheriting the HD gene

Study Population
Asymptomatic individuals who are at immediate risk for having inherited the HD gene (having a parent or sibling affected by HD) and who are unaware and wish to remain unaware of their HD gene status

Principal Investigators
Amy Colcher, MD

Contact Person
Amy Colcher, MD
Mary Matthews, RN
Movement Disorders Center - Pennsylvania Hospital
Phone (215) 829-8560