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In this episode, we spoke with Victor Sung, MD, director, UAB Huntington's Disease Clinic, codirector, UAB School of Medicine Neuroscience Module, and director, Birmingham VAMC Deep Brain Stimulation Program. Sung detailed data on the cost of genetic testing in HD that he and colleagues presented earlier this year at the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society Congress (MDS 2021), and the current utilization of testing in clinical practice.

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REFERENCE
Massey M, Orem T, Sung V. Cost of Predictive Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease at Centers of Excellence in the US. Presented at: MDS Congress 2021; September 17-22; Virtual. Poster 240.