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What are some reasons not to know you have huntingtons disease?
because some people are not capable of having it
What age do you get huntingtons disease?
For a person with the Huntingtons gene the first symptoms usually strike in late middle age at around 50-55. There are people however with the gene who have had first symptoms in their late 80s and some in their early 20s. You have to have the gene to get the disease.
Is there are cure for huntingtons disease?
No, there is currently no cure for Huntingtons, but a neurologist is able to prescribe medication to patients with Huntingtons to help the suppress the symptoms. Researchers are currently looking into stem cell research for a cure.
Is there any genetic diseases that we've cured yet?
Im not sure about cured but we know the genes that cause some genetic diseases such as huntingtons
What is the perfect time for testing for huntington's disease?
A very, VERY personal decision. A person that has a parent that has Huntingtons, and is now an adult, might decide to be tested for HD prior to having children, or to help plan what they want to do in life. At present, there is no cure and limited treatment for Huntingtons. Some people may not WANT to know that they have a disease that is ultimately fatal, and has no cure. My wife has HD, and we have 4 adult children. Three of them decided to be tested- one decided not to.
What causes Huntingtons disease and when does it occur?
HD is a genetically transmitted illness- you inherit the gene that causes it. This gene causes permanent changes in the neurons of the brain. There is a (rare) juvenile form of HD that affects children under the age of 10. For most people, symptoms begin to manifest at between the ages of 30-40- but earlier in some, later in others.
How do you know if you have got huntingtons disease?
First, since this is a genetic disease, that is transmitted only by inheritance, a determination of family history of HD is usually made. There are also characteristic symptoms that become noticeable in later life, most commonly chorea- or uncontrolled movements of the body. In recent years, a genetic test has been developed that permits screening the the chromosome that causes HD- if you do not have that chromosome, you do not have, and will not develop HD. If you DO have that chromosome, at some point the symptoms of HD will develop. The exact age varies from one person to another. There is additional information at the website of the Huntington's Disease Society of America.
What are examples of genetic disorders?
Here are some examples of diseases and genetic disorders that can be inherited from birth or passed on to the next generation: Diabetes 1, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Neurofibromatosis, and Huntington's disease.
Is a disease curable?
some are, some are not
What is partisans disease?
Partisans disease is an unique disease, which took place after ww2 has ended. The disease had only a group of army, calling themselves Partisans. They were fighting in ww2 for communistic Yugoslavia, under general Tito's command. The disease is unique: it is like epileptic attack. Soldiers, who got it, were, in times of the attack, talking about killing people and Ustache(Croatian army during ww2) specificaly, grabbing their knives, re-expiriencing their slaughterings of innocent people. These people were almost all Croats, who participated on the ''death marches'' through Yugoslavian territory, a tragedy in history known as ''The Bleiburg massacre''. Every third Partisan had this disease. The disease dissapeared in later post war years, but some Partisans had it untill 1960's
What are some of the digestive system?
crohns disease crohns disease
What are some examples of unique comparisons in writing essays?
unique
