The woman who walked into the sea : Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease /

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When Phebe Hedges, a woman in East Hampton, New York, walked into the sea in 1806, she made visible the historical experience of a family affected by the dreaded disorder of movement, mind, and mood her neighbors called St. Vitus's dance. Doctors later spoke of Huntington's chorea, and tod...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wexler, Alice, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Hedges, Phebe, > 1764-1806.
Huntington, George, > 1850-1916.
Muncey, E. B.
Hedges, Phebe, > 1764-1806
Huntington, George, > 1850-1916
Muncey, E. B
1800-1999
Huntington's disease > New York (State) > History > 19th century.
Huntington's disease > New York (State) > History > 20th century.
Eugenics > history
Huntington Disease > history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Chorée de Huntington > New York (État) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chorée de Huntington > New York (État) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
HISTORY > Social History.
Huntington's disease
New York
New York (State)
History
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