<p>Huntington's disease (HD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the following triad of clinical hallmarks: autosomal dominant inheritance, choreoathetosis, and dementia. In 1993 the genetic mutation responsible for HD was identified and mapped on the chromosome 4p16.3. The mutation is a characteristic expansion of a CAG nucleotide triplet. In this paper we present a 36-years-old male patient with HD. Additionally he also had retinitis pigmentosa. His pedigree was

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... cted using available medical documentation and tracing other members of his family.</p><p>Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2017;12(1): 50-52</p>