Open AccessGeorge Huntington: a legacy of inquiry, empathy and hope
Author(s) -
Alice Wexler,
Edward J. Wild,
Sarah J. Tabrizi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
brain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.142
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1460-2156
pISSN - 0006-8950
DOI - 10.1093/brain/aww165
Subject(s) - chorea , george (robot) , huntington's disease , portrait , psychoanalysis , curiosity , disease , empathy , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , history , social psychology , art history , pathology
On the centenary of George Huntington's death, Wexler et.al. reconsider the setting and the collaborative effort that produced his description of “hereditary chorea,” today Huntington's disease. Tracing the changing identity of this illness, they discuss the legacy of eugenics, the search for the gene, and ongoing research toward a cure.
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