1 in 10,000 people have it, but a child of a person who has Huntington's disease, has a 50% chance of getting it. and 1-3% of people with no history of the disease get it.
dominant
In the United States, about 1 in every 30,000 people has Huntington's Disease.
dominant
Huntington's Chorea
Yes, the typical life span for someone with the disease is about 20 years from when symptoms first occur.
ANYONE can get Huntington's disease.
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Dr.George Huntington
yes
Huntington's is a genetically transmitted disease- you get it by inheriting the gene for it.
Huntington's disease is not contagious as it is a genetic disorder. It is passed down from parents.
George Huntington who was a young physician, first described the disease in 1872.