Huntington's chorea

i\ (:LC’i,:-(,t:NEiI.~’rIN(: 1’1K)CEI)IJliE eniployirig infi-ared spcct i.osi.opy of nritie was developetl prwiouslly at i d applied tci putierrts siiflei,ing froin ~imycitrophic lateral sc.lerosis (ALS) This report describes the applicxtiori of this iiifrared scaiining procedure to iii,ine samples frorii pitieiits with H~.i~rtiiigtori’s chorea (HC) arid sainples from matched coritrols. Oiir ratioride for iisirig urine has been given.’ Applicatioris of irifrared spectroscopy have been recently reviewed.:’

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