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Who discovered Huntington's Disease?
George Huntington who was a young physician, first described the disease in 1872.
What diseases can harm your system?
Various nervous diseases can harm your nervous system. One of the major of them is Huntington's.
What diseases and conditions does not appear until late in a persons life?
Huntington disease
What is the probability that N will not have Huntington disease?
0, since letters of the alphabet do not have diseases.
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.
When was Huntington's disease discovered?
1872, although there were earlier reports back into the 1840s
What are some diseases or disorders that are genetic?
albinism. huntington's disease. color blindness. down's syndrome.
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.
Who discovered autoimmune diseases?
Autoimmune diseases were not discovered until the 1950's. Henry G. Kunkel is the doctor who first discovered it by studying patients who had rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
Which diseases result from inherited changes in DNA sequence?
Some diseases that result from inherited changes in DNA sequence include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, Huntington's disease, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These diseases are caused by mutations in specific genes that can be passed from parents to their offspring.
This famous folk singer died of a disease called huntington's chorea or huntington's disease?
AnswerHuntington's Disease and Huntington's Chorea are essentially one and the same. Chorea is a greek term used to define the uncontrollable movements a person might have with any number of neurological diseases. Huntington's Disease is what took his life.
How many diseases are not yet discovered?
No-one knows, they haven't been discovered
