Onset & Symptoms:
Personality changes
Forgetfulness
Involuntary movements
Begins in middle adulthood
Progresses over 15-20 years
Leads to loss of motor control and intellectual function
Treatments:
Nothing known to slow or stop the decline
Prevalence:
1 in 20,000 people
Famous People with the Disease:
Woody Guthrie
Heritability & Environmental Factors:
Caused by a dominant allele
Individuals with Huntington’s Disease have one dominant Huntington’s allele and one normal allele. It is [...]
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