Huntington's disease

abnormalities would be placed into the mother’s womb. This technique is targeted for parents who have a high risk of passing a fatal inherited disease to their offspring. It can benefit society by preventing a child whose parent is carrying copies of the genes for a disease such as Huntington’s from becoming affected (Sermone). Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive disease in which…

Previous studies have established that the gene responsible for Huntington’s disease (HD) is located in chromosome 4 – labeled as 4p16.3. Early symptoms of the disease include chorea or involuntary movements, loss of balance, as well as cerebral atrophy1. Although the disease has a late onset, juvenile form of the disease is also probable. The disease is manifested in children and teenagers and is characterized by transmission from an affected father (paternal transmission effect), unusually…

Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease that causes degeneration of brain cells. It is a complex disease that affects specific areas in the brain, one particular is the the motor area. The degeneration of brain cells is caused from a genetic mutation in DNA during DNA synthesis. The defect causes cytosine, adenine, and guanine (CAG) to repeat over and over again in DNA sequencing. With each generation that develops HD the mutation may expand further causing more CAG…

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HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE Huntington’s Disease is a primarily mental disease that has many different symptoms. Though the disease does mainly affect the mind and the brain, there are many physical effects that accompany it. The disease was first described by George Huntington in the late 1800s, however any further advancements in knowledge of the disease didn’t come until much later. People affected by this disease are affected in many different ways, and at many different times in their lives.…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

On one hand, inheritable genetic modification, IGM, is extremely promising. It has the promise of curing inheritable genetic diseases for generations as opposed to one person like current gene therapy (Frankel). If IGM was implemented at a universal level, the world could be free of genetic defects. Down syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, and Tay-Sachs could be relics from the past. In addition, germline engineering allows parents to select for the most athletic, most intelligent…

important of a part it serves for the nerve cells in the brain (HTT, 2016). When the gene HTT that codes for this protein becomes mutated (mHTT), it causes what is known as Huntington disease (HD). This is an autosomal dominant disorder meaning only a single gene needs to be altered in order to cause this disease (Huntington disease, 2016). If there is one parent affected, each child has a 50/50 chance of inheriting this disorder. The genetic defect is on chromosome 4 and causes the DNA sequence…

Huntington disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting 1 in every 10,000 individuals (Halpin, 2011). Genetic predictive testing is a good option for at-risk individuals to know if they will develop the disease. Therefore in this paper, I will discuss HD genetic testing advancements, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the test. HD is an inherited neurological disorder that results in involuntary movements as well as cognitive and psychiatric disturbances (Warby et al.,…

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