Huntington's Disease

No, Stephen Hawking did not have Huntington's disease. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Yes, Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a mutation in the HTT gene on chromosome 4. An affected individual has a 50% chance of passing on the mutated gene to each of their children.

No, Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder caused by a single gene mutation on chromosome 4. It follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, meaning that a person only needs to inherit one copy of the mutated gene from a parent to develop the condition. It is not considered a multifactorial inheritance disorder.

There is a 50% chance the child will inherit the Huntington disease allele from the mother and develop the condition. The inheritance of Huntington disease follows an autosomal dominant pattern, meaning the child has a 50% chance of inheriting the allele.

Huntington's disease was first described by American physician George Huntington in 1872. He published a paper detailing the symptoms and progression of the disease in several generations of a family living in Long Island, New York.

Huntington's disease primarily affects the brain. It is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Symptoms typically include movement disorders, cognitive decline, and psychiatric disturbances.

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Huntington disease is an inherited condition, so those with a family history of the disease are more likely to develop it. It affects people of all ethnicities and genders equally. Symptoms usually appear in adulthood, but can manifest at any age.

Huntington disease is autosomal dominant, meaning that individuals who inherit one copy of the mutant allele from either parent will develop the disease. Thus, individuals with Huntington's disease are heterozygous for the mutant allele. Homozygous individuals would not survive past a certain age due to the severity of the disorder.

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Huntington's disease persists as a degenerative genetic disorder because it is caused by a mutation in the huntingtin gene, leading to the production of a toxic form of the huntingtin protein that damages nerve cells in the brain. This mutation is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, meaning that a child only needs to inherit one copy of the mutated gene from a parent to develop the disease. As a result, the mutation can be passed down through generations, leading to the persistence of the disorder in families.

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Symptoms of Huntington's disease include involuntary movements, cognitive impairment, psychiatric symptoms such as depression and irritability, and difficulties with speech and swallowing. These symptoms typically worsen over time as the disease progresses.

Hungtington disease is a trinucleotide repeat genetic disorder, in which you have extra repeats of CAG in your gene coding for the hungtin protein. If you have more than 35 repeats you get the phenotype (symptoms), and it shows anticipation, which means that as the disease is passed on from generation to generation the repeats increase, hence the severity of the disease. It is quite rare, but the exact incidence is hard to estimate, because people carrying 30 repeats are asymptomatic. Hope this helps

Around 1 in 10,000 people are estimated to develop Huntington's disease, a rare genetic disorder. It is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene on chromosome 4.

It can be, especially for the family.

Yes. Most individuals afflicted with Huntington's Disease die prematurely, due to the progression of the disease.

Because Huntington's is a genetic disorder and it is known what sequence in what region causes the disorder.

No. Hemophilia is the result of any of a number of mutations such as reversals, translations, deletions, etc. These mutations need to have occurred in a very specific segment of the coding found on the X chromosome. The replication of that X chromosome however is unaffected with the exception that the mutation on it is replicated as well.

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.

Yep- people who had a parent with HD. Since it is a genetic disease, that is the only way to get it- inherit it from a parent. Since it is inherited, there will be areas that have more cases- notably England, Australia, and Venezuela.