A 41-year-old member asked:

Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that can result in abnormal body movements. will kids get it?

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Dr. Reza Karimianswered

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They can: The children of affected people can inherit this disease from their parents. A genetic screening should be done.

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Psych thinks depressive symptoms worsening over 30 yrs could be Huntington's. Neg MRI head. HD a likely DX w neg MRI? Mild infreq invol movement.

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Please tell me if there are any illnesses that are very similar to huntingtons but not genetic (or skip a generation)?

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A member asked:

How much earlier than my mom will i get huntingtons disease? Ive read that symptoms start earlier in each generation because of the way the defective gene repeats. But how much earlier? My mom didnt have symptoms until she was over 50. Im only 23, but

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Hi im working on a way to cure huntington's disease and i need a little help i dont know the best way to kill the extra protein in the body ?

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A 42-year-old female asked:

I had a test for huntingtons disease in 1995 it was negative how accurateis this result i now suffer with RLS and memory loss im 43?

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