You are the SHO in the neuro clinic. Madam S, who is 27 is here to see you today with her father who has recently been diagnosed with Huntington's disease. Madam S wants to speak to you privately about the possibility of a genetic blood test to determine whether she is at risk of developing this disease in later life and when would she expect her symptoms to appear. She also wants regarding the possibility of transmitting the disease to her future offspring.
Your tasks are to obtain her reasons for a genetic test, counsel for this and answer all her queries regarding this test/disease.
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