Can you be a 'carrier' of huntington's?

Answer 1

Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, meaning that an individual only needs one copy of the mutated gene from either parent to be affected. Therefore, you cannot be a "carrier" in the traditional sense, as carriers typically refer to autosomal recessive conditions where two copies of a mutated gene are needed to express the disease. However, a person can inherit the mutated gene without showing symptoms until later in life, thus being at risk of developing the disease.