A survey conducted in Canada examined the prevalence of perceived genetic discrimination against patients with Huntington disease. The respondents reported discrimination not only by insurance or ...

These achievements lay an important foundation for clinical trials targeting the genetic cause of the disease. Huntington's disease is a genetic condition caused by an unusually long DNA sequence ...

Huntington's disease is a rare genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disease, caused by CAG repeat expansions in the HTT gene, that is polymorphic on the healthy allele and contains more than ...

At birth, people who carry a string of more than 40 CAG repeats within the first exon of the huntingtin gene are all but destined to develop Huntington’s disease. Yet, recent studies are converging on ...

These 2 families were purposefully selected because their stories exemplify the complexity of the genetic testing experience. In addition, the story of the family living with Huntington's disease ...

The Missouri Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America will host a Team Hope walk Saturday, April 12, at Jackson ...

Huntington’s is caused by an inherited mutant copy of the huntingtin ... Once symptoms manifest, the disease gets progressively worse over time as more and more nerve cells die.

According to the University of California San Francisco, Huntington’s disease affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 people in ...

Young people impacted by Huntington’s disease don’t have to face it alone. @HDYO provides support, education, and community ...