Causes
The mutation of what chromosome causes HD?
What is the fourth chromosome
Can HD affect a person's mental health?
Yes
Is there a cure for HD?
No
At what age do symptoms of HD typically emerge?
What is ages 30-50
Is the gene for HD a dominant or recessive gene?
What is a dominant gene
True or False, involuntary movements are a symptom of HD?
What is true
Are scientists looking for a cure for HD?
What is Yes, drugs are being researched and tested.
To be affected by Huntington's disease you have to have what?
What is a family history
A child of an affected parent has what percent chance of getting HD?
What is 50%
The inabilities to walk, speak, and swallow are developed earlier or later into HD?
What is developed later
What can lessen the symptoms of HD?
What is drugs and other prescription pills
Who is affected by HD? (gender, race, age)
What is everyone, gender, age or race does not matter
When are HD mutations present?
What is before, during, and after meiosis
What type of memory can be affected as a result of HD?
What is short-term memory
What type of studies are trying to find out what makes HD progress faster?
What is genetic studies
Can symptoms of HD develop earlier or later than 30-50 years old?
Yes
Can a person pass HD without having it?
No
What is a fatal symptom of HD?
What is heart failure
What is the full scientific name of one prescription drug which lessens the symptoms of HD?
What is deutetrabenazine
(2R,3R,11bR)-rel-1,3,4,6,7,11b-Hexahydro-9,10-di(methoxy-d3)-3-(2-methylpropyl)-2H-benzo[a]quinolizin-2-one.
What is the incident of HD in the United States?
What is 1/10,000 people