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Clinical Trials: Huntington's Disease

Title:	PHAROS (Pilot Huntington at Risk Observational Study)
Sponsor:	Huntington Study Group
Principal Investigator:	Ira Shoulson, MD
Local Investigators:	Jane Paulsen, PhD, email: jane-paulsen@uiowa.edu Robert Rodnitzky, MD
Coordinator:	William Adams, B.A., email:Ê william-h-adams@uiowa.edu
Description:	Three year observational study in North America (U.S. and Canada) of people ages 30-54 who are at risk for Huntington's Disease. Subjects will be seen in clinic for evaluation of movement, psychological and behavioral function every nine months for a period of three years.
Purpose:	To determine the criticl period marking transition from health to illness in individuals who carry the HD gene in order to provide information for future experimental drug trials for HD.
Status:	Active since July 1999

Last modification date: Thu Nov 6 12:08:14 2008
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/med/neurology/clinicaltrials/huntingtonsdisease.html