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Sian Traynor

Edinburgh mum diagnosed with Huntingdon's fears she will pass it onto her sons

An Edinburgh mum was given the devastating news she was carrying the same gene as her father shortly after he was diagnosed with Huntingdon's disease.

Dina De Sousa, 58, has shared fears that her two sons will also inherit the genetic condition after the diagnosis "changed her outlook" on life.

A retired Edinburgh University researcher, Dina had been told her father was suffering from Huntingdon's 14 years ago, after he had been misdiagnosed for years.

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