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In the study the investigators plan to include 100 early affected HD patients (5 ≤ UHDRS ≤ 40) in a randomized, double-blind, controlled study in 2 centers (France and the Netherlands). Patients will receive either triheptanoin at 1g/kg of body weight per day (n = 50), or a control oil (n = 50) at 1g/kg of body weight per day for 6 months followed by an open label phase using triheptanoin for another 6 months. Efficacy of triheptanoin will be evaluated by measurements of caudate volume using volumetric magnetic resonance imaging. Clinical improvement will be evaluated by brain energy metabolism quantification as evaluated by the ratio of inorganic phosphate/phosphocreatine, during visual stimulation, using 31P-MRS, UHDRS, TFC, and PBA-S scores as well as performance on the neuropsychological battery. Patient quality of life will be evaluated with the SF-36 questionnaire before and after treatment; biological tolerance and compliance will be evaluated by routine biochemical blood tests, plasma and urine measurements of triheptanoin oil derivatives and patient report.
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