Question 1

what are the symptoms of huntingtons?

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Chorea: Classically, patients can experience uncontrollable flailing limb movements, loss of balance, poor organizational skills, and loss of focus and attention, and emotional changes such as depression.  This runs in families as an autosomal dominant process.

Question 2

when should i have my son tested for huntingtons?

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Usual +adults: Problems with the accuracy of the most common predictive testing limits its usefullness until adulthood. There are some centers that provide specialized gene amplification studies that allow earlier results. The nih operates a rare disease website with useful information. See:
http://rarediseases.Info.Nih.Gov and put hunington disease in the search box.With effort u can find the test site list.

Question 3

how common is it to be in the mutable range for huntingtons?

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Rare: For north america, europe and australia, the prevalence for huntington's disease is 5.71 per 100, 000 people. Prevalence is a measure of disease that allows us to determine a person's likelihood of having a disease. Therefore, the number of prevalent cases is the total number of cases of disease existing in a population.

Question 4

if my uncle has huntingtons disease, about how long will he live?

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Variable: Average after onset of symptoms is about 20 years.

Question 5

how long will i live if i just found out i have huntingtons disease?

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Varies: Like most diseases the the severity and progression varies from person to person.

Question 6

what are some common signs that i should look for if i had huntingtons disease?

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You are : Really young but there is a juvenile form. Most commonly it involves first involuntary movements but can involve planning and organization and other cognition and balance among others

Question 7

do you have any inofrmation on earily signs of huntingtons disease? what are the testing procedures for this disease?

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Genetic testing: First, does huntington's run in your family?  Also, it might be tough early on to pinpoint the symptoms as subtle involuntary movements may be present, and depression or some memory loss may be all initially.  Mri films can visualize the area of pathology and specific genetic testing confirms in most cases.

Question 8

what are the chances of passing on a permutation of  huntingtons to your children? 50/50 like if you actually had huntingtons?

Accepted Answer

50/50: If one of your alleles of the hd gene is in the premutation range and the other is not, you have a 50:50 chance of passing it to an offspring. Interestingly, if the premutation allele is inherited from the father it has a higher probability of expanding the number of repeats to the disease causing range than if that same premutation allele was inherited from the mother.

Question 9

what is huntington's disease?

Accepted Answer

Movement disorder: Hd is the result of an inherited abnormality due to genetic errors resulting in abnormal movements and behavioral problems. Hd can be diagnosed with genetic tests. It is usually apparent clinically in the 4th or 5th decades.

Question 10

how common is huntington's disease?

Accepted Answer

5-10/100,000: Huntington's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is autosomal dominant. Most estimate that it occurs in 5-10 per 100, 000 population. There does not appear to be any sexual discrimination. It is a progressive disease that usually becomes manifest in patients 30-40 years old.

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