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How does huntington's disease affect the nervous system?
Yes, Huntington's disease is a central nervous system disorder.
How does huntington's disease affect teen development?
It doesn't really affect development at all, huntington's onset is almost always much later in life.
What are true statements about Huntington's Disease?
In the United States, about 1 in every 30,000 people has Huntington's Disease.
Is huntington's disease dominate or recessive?
It is autosomal dominant, meaning it is not on a sex chromosome (X or Y). If one of your parents has the disease and they are heterozygote for the disease than there is a 50% chance of inheriting the disease yourself. If one of your parents has the disease and is homozygote for the disease (very unlikely!) then you will 100% inherit Huntington's Disease. If both of your parents have the disease and are both heterozygotes for the disease then there is a 75% chance that you will have the disease.
What is a similar disease to Huntington's disease?
Huntington's Chorea
Does huntington's chorea disease is sex linked or inherited on autosomal genes?
No, it is autosomal dominant.
Is huntington disease more common in women or men?
No, this is NOT true. Huntington's is not sex-linked like some other genetic diseases; everyone has two copies of the gene that codes for Huntingtin and if either copy is defective, that person will develop Huntington's disease.
Is huntington's disease more common in male or female offspring?
huntingtons disease is equally common in both males and females
Does Huntington's disease always affect the carrier?
Yes. Since HD is carried on a dominant gene, it is not possible to be a carrer, and not be affected by the disease.
Is Huntington's disease found in women of Jewish decent?
ANYONE can get Huntington's disease.
Graph showing how many people have huntington's disease?
graph of huntington disease
Who discover the huntington's disease?
Dr.George Huntington
