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While Huntington\u2019s disease (HD) remains the most prevalent hereditary form, numerous other genetic disorders may mimic its clinical presentation. A major diagnostic challenge arises in patients with a seemingly negative family history, which can obscure the suspicion of a genetic etiology. In patients with sporadic chorea, the potential contribution of genetic testing to the diagnostic process has not yet been systematically analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective analysis of 81 patients presenting with chorea as a prominent symptom at the movement disorders outpatient clinic between 2013 and 2024. Clinical data, family history, laboratory results, imaging, and genetic analyses were evaluated. Genetic testing included a chorea-related gene panel and, if unremarkable, whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of 81 patients, 44 presented with slowly progressive chorea and unremarkable family history of HD or chorea-related syndromes. After exclusion of secondary etiologies (n\u2009=\u20098), 36 patients remained, of whom 30 (83, 33%) received a confirmed genetic diagnosis. HD was the most frequent diagnosis (n\u2009=\u200920), followed by rare genetic disorders such as Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 17 (n\u2009=\u20092), Wilson\u2019s Disease (n\u2009=\u20092), Ataxia with Oculomotor Apraxia Type 2 (n\u2009=\u20091), C9orf72-related Neurodegeneration (n\u2009=\u20091), Choreoacanthocytosis (n\u2009=\u20091), KMT2B-related Dystonia (n\u2009=\u20091), ERCC4-related Neurodegeneration (n\u2009=\u20091), and Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 (n\u2009=\u20091).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings support the systematic use of genetic testing\u2014even in apparently sporadic cases\u2014and suggest that the prevalence of hereditary choreatic disorders, may be significantly underestimated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00415-026-13938-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,19]],"date-time":"2026-06-19T18:34:23Z","timestamp":1781894063000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Diagnostic value of genetic testing in chorea: a retrospective monocentric study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"273","author":[{"given":"Tekla Anna","family":"Fodor","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ivan","family":"Milenkovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexander","family":"Zimprich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christof","family":"Br\u00fccke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"13938_CR1","unstructured":"Donaldson I, C., Marsden, David, Schneider, Susanne, et al (2012). 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