What is it?
what part of the brain is primarily affected by HD
what is straitum
In the advanced stages of HD, people usually require this level of care.
What is professional treatment
what protein is mutated from HD
what is huntingtin protein
what state was HD discovered
what is New York
true or false only men can inherit and pass on the disease
false!!
This part of the brain, involved in movement control, is primarily damaged in Huntington’s disease.
what is striatum
For at-risk individuals, a simple test on this can determine if they carry the mutated gene.
what is blood sample
the child of an affected parent has this percentage of inheriting this mutated gene
what is 50%
while HD can affected anyone, it is more commonly seen in those of this decent
what is European descent
is there a cure to HD
Because it combines symptoms of Parkinson's, ALS, and Alzheimer's, many call it by this "cruel" title.
what is the "cruelest disease known to man"?
HD is a progressive disease that causes the death of these specific cells in the brain, affecting movement and thought.
what are neurons
Because it is this type of genetic disorder, a person needs only one copy of the defective gene to develop the disease.
what is autosomal dominant
______ was the founder of Huntingtons disease
who is George Huntington
true or false if an affected parent passes down the gene to their child, the child would start showing symptoms at the same age as the parent.
False, the mutation is unstable and can happen at different ages for different people
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily causes the breakdowns of neurons in which part of the brain
Basal Ganglia
To date, there is no known cure to stop or reverse the progression of HD, so treatment focuses on managing these.
what are symptoms
In cases of prenatal testing, this technique can be used to select embryos that do not carry the gene.
what is preimplantation
Huntington's is a triplet repeat disorder characterized by an abnormal repetition of these three DNA building blocks: Cytosine, Adenine, and Guanine.
what is CAG
a blood test can determine if an individual carries a gene for HD
True!
Juvenile Huntington’s Disease is rare and usually presents with slowness and rigidity rather than this common adult symptom.
what is chorea
While there is no cure, this is the only type of medication currently FDA-approved to treat the chorea associated with HD.
what is tetrabenzine
the gene for HD is located on this specific chromosome
what is chromosome 4
while symptoms vary, HD typically strikes during this phase of life
what is midlife (30-50)
is it true that HD started in the USA
False, started in Northern Europe