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What is the frequency of the mutation genetic disease of the huntington disease?
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Hungtington disease is a trinucleotide repeat genetic disorder, in which you have extra repeats of CAG in your gene coding for the hungtin protein. If you have more than 35 repeats you get the phenotype (symptoms), and it shows anticipation, which means that as the disease is passed on from generation to generation the repeats increase, hence the severity of the disease. It is quite rare, but the exact incidence is hard to estimate, because people carrying 30 repeats are asymptomatic. Hope this helps
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Which genetic disease affects cerebral cortex?
Among others, Huntington's Disease.
What a human genetic disorder caused by a dominant gene is?
Huntington disease
Where is Huntington disease found in the body?
Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder. In other words, it runs in the family. It is not contagious. You are born with it and the symptoms show up as you age.
What are three mechanisms that cause allele frequency differences in a population?
Mutation, migration, and genetic drift
Is there a particular group more likely to get Huntington disease?
Children of a parent that has HD. It is a genetic disease- the only way to get it is to inherit it.
Is huntingtons a chromosomal or a genetic disease?
Hungtington's disease is a dominant mutation in the gene that codes for the protein 'Huntington' It only affects a single gene, the remainder of the chromosome is unaffected and therefore it is not a chromosomal abnormality
Is huntington disease contagious?
Huntington's disease is not contagious as it is a genetic disorder. It is passed down from parents.
What are examples of lethal genetic disorders?
This means that you have a genetic disease where as your DNA suppresses certain proteins in your body, thus either 1: giving you a deadly mutation somewhere on the body or 2: killing you I think?
Is Huntington's a genetic disease?
Yes, autosomal dominant.
Can you catch huntington's disease?
Nope it's genetic
How can a person be screened for genetic disorder as huntington's disease?
Several diseases, including Huntington's, have a genetic screening test to identify the presence of the gene that causes Huntington's. Please visit the website for the Huntington's Disease Society of America for some good information.
What is one genetic disease of threat to the nervous system?
ONE is Huntington's Disease.
What is a dominate genetic disease?
Achrondoplasia (dwarfism) is one. Another is Huntington's disease.
Which genetic disease affects cerebral cortex?
Among others, Huntington's Disease.
What is huntington's disease classified as?
It is a genetic disease. You can only "catch" it by inheriting the gene for it.
Is Huntington's disease caused by 3 chromosomes of the 21st pair?
page 314 Huntington's disease is lethal GENETIC DISORDER caused by a rare dominant allele. It's not a chromosonal disease, it is a genetic disorder. D
What is the percentage of people that get huntingtons disease?
Around 1 in 10,000 people are estimated to develop Huntington's disease, a rare genetic disorder. It is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene on chromosome 4.
