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The team initially considers Huntington’s disease due to her muscle flailing and sudden irritability.

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Following an earlier incident where she was potentially exposed to HIV, Dr. Cameron repeatedly avoids getting her test results. House eventually tricks her into a mouth swab by saying "I love you" to shock her into opening her mouth; she later learns her test is negative. The team initially considers Huntington’s disease due to

House and Stacy sleep together, forcing a confrontation about their future. Although Stacy is willing to leave her husband, Mark, to be with House, he ultimately rejects her. He tells her she is better off with Mark, leading her to quit her job and leave the hospital—and New Jersey—for good. Cameron repeatedly avoids getting her test results

Her symptoms were ultimately caused by chorea-acanthocytosis , a rare genetic condition, though some sources note the complications were exacerbated by her fertility treatments and undisclosed drug use. Major Personal Developments