Huntington's disease is a genetic condition that leads to early dementia. In other words, it leads to degeneration of the brain.
Huntington's disease
Yes, Huntington's Disease is a hereditary condition. Huntington's is caused by a faulty gene, so if, say, the mother of a son has it, the son has a 50% chance of getting it too.
In the United States, about 1 in every 30,000 people has Huntington's Disease.
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Huntington's Chorea
No, the Huntington's disease is inherited from either the mother or father. It's genes not a lack of chromosomes.
graph of huntington disease
ANYONE can get Huntington's disease.
Dr.George Huntington
Huntington's is a genetically transmitted disease- you get it by inheriting the gene for it.
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George Huntington who was a young physician, first described the disease in 1872.