Huntington's disease
Thursday, February 19, 2009
How is the disease diagnosed?
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An experienced neurologist will obtain the individuals medical history and intensively question the individual to rule out all other possibi...
What are the chances of a person with this disease passing the disease to their offspring?
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Unfortunately the chances are very likely. Huntington's disease is a dominant gene so even if a one parent is heterozygous and the other...
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How prevalent is the disease in the population (include statistics)?
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Huntington's disease is considered to be a "rare" disease in the United States and only 30,000 people in the U.S are affected ...
What are the possible genotypes of the parents?
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The possible genotypes for a parent of a person affected by Huntington's Disease could be Hh or HH. Huntington's disease is autosoma...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
How does a person inherit this genetic disorder? Is it dominant or recessive? Is it genetic or chromosomal?
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Huntington's Disease is a genetic disease that is passed from parent to child by a mutation. It occurs when a small sequence of DNA on c...
What is a Genetic counselor?
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Genetic counselors are health professionals who work to help families to understand genetic disorders and to inform and aid those families. ...
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