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Does anyone have family with Huntington's Disease?
My dad has Huntington’s disease. It is very rare and slowly breaks the bobdy down. only about 30,000 people have HD and I was just wondering if any one here has a family member with it or parent or just even knows what it is?
What is Huntington’s Disease? Huntington’s disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. HD is a familial disease, passed from parent to child through a mutation in the normal gene. Each child of an HD parent has a 50-50 chance of inheriting the HD gene. If a child does not inherit the HD gene, he or she will not develop the disease and cannot pass it to subsequent generations. A person who inherits the HD gene will sooner or later develop the disease. Whether one child inherits the gene has no bearing on whether others will or will not inherit the gene. Some early symptoms of HD are mood swings, depression, irritability or trouble driving, learning new things, remembering a fact, or making a decision. As the disease progresses, concentration on intellectual tasks becomes increasingly difficult and the patient may have difficulty feeding himself or herself and swallowing. The rate of disease progression and the age of onset vary from person to person. A genetic test, coupled with a complete medical history and neurological and laboratory tests, helps physicians diagnose HD. Presymptomic testing is available for individuals who are at risk for carrying the HD gene. In 1 to 3 percent of individuals with HD, no family history of HD can be found.
Here are some more sites if you would like to learn more: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm http://www.kumc.edu/hospital/huntingtons/ http://www.hdsa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=help_info_ed_faq
Hey. Yeah my mother has huntington disease? how are you coping with it?
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