The name of my disorder is Huntington’s disease and it can also be referred to as “HD” or “Huntington’s Chorea”. In my report I will be discussing the various details of Huntington’s disease such as it’s mode of inheritance, a description of the disease, treatment, and early detection. A person can inherit Huntington’s disease by having only one copy of the gene that causes it which means that the disease is an autosomal dominant disorder. The disease is caused when a mutation occurs in the HTT gene which is also called Huntington. The gene for Huntington’s disease is located on the fourth chromosome. The defect of the HTT gene that causes Huntington’s is related to the excessive repeating of a certain trinucleotide which consists of cytosine,
