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Harper University Hospital and Wayne State University are leading the way in the treatment of genetic disorders of the nervous system - or neurogenetics. Approximately half of all genetic diseases affect the nervous or neuromuscular systems.
The neurogenetics clinic offers comprehensive diagnostic and care services for those who have or who are suspected of having a genetic disorder affecting the nervous system or muscles. Examples of such disorders include Huntington disease, spinocerebellar ataxias, muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial disorders, leukodystrophies, hereditary spastic paraplegia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, Friedreich ataxia and some types of Alzheimer disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Testing and counseling are available for those who are at risk. The decision to undergo this testing should be made only after careful consideration for one's own need to know this information, along with concerns for one's family, occupation and financial planning.
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