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The symptoms of HD differ for each person, the most common are, problems with movement, cognition, and mood and behavior.
(Huntington disease - Genetics Home Reference)
HD effects 30,000-40,000 people in the USA. It seems to be more common among white people, than Asian, or African people. HD effects men and women equally, and the symptoms of HD seem to appear between age 35 and age 44, almost 50% of children get Huntington’s disease, if their parents were effected.
(Huntington disease - Genetics Home Reference)
A CT or MRI scan of your brain may show the obvious signs of HD, but you can also get Genetic testing to confirm HD.
http://patient.info/health/huntingtons-disease-leaflet
There are many different support groups for HD there are also classes you can take that might make it easier to deal with HD, for example there are Speech Therapist, or Physical therapy you can take
Embryonic brain cell transplant, is being researched, Your Amazing Brain goes on and explains, “Embryonic brains contain a multitude of stem cells. A recent study has showed that transplanting cells from the striatum of an aborted human embryo into the brain of someone with HD holds promise.”
They are also currently researching, high throughput screening, this is what they go on to explain, “Scientists know that the faulty huntingtin protein causes HD, but how it kills cells is not fully known. By screening hundreds of compounds, scientists hope to find one that prevents the aggregation or cleavage of the mutant huntingtin protein – and thereby stops the cells being killed.” They are also doing test on cannabis, some patients with HD say that it is helpful.
Most people effected with HD are usually adults but some children are effected. The most common support available is probably just taken them to a facilities for a while, while you take a break. There are adult facilities and children facilities, but not much support groups particularly for parents.
http://hdsa.org/about-hdsa/locate-resources/
http://www.youramazingbrain.org/brainchanges/huntingtonsnew.htm
Research genetic counselor, you will participate in clinical and researched based genetics and genomics enterprises. You will also assist will new test development, and educated families and genetic staff about genomics, and genomic research. You will also present the results of the genomic research studies.
Huntington Disease is an inherited condition in which nerve cells in the brain break down over time.
They have currently not found a cure for HD. There is also no treatment to prevent it, so the treatments mostly aim on trying to control symptoms as much as they can, when HD develops. Medication to help control symptoms are clonazepam, diazepam, and benzodiazepines, and tetrabenazine. But keep in mind all these medication can cause serious side effects.
http://patient.info/health/huntingtons-disease-leaflet
(Huntington disease - Genetics Home Reference)
The HTT gene delivers instructions for making a protein called huntingtin. Although the purpose of this protein is unknown, it seems to play an important role with neurons in the brain. The HTT mutation that causes this disease involves a DNA segment known as a CAG trinucleotide repeat.
Research Associate, you will study tumor tissue and other cases by mutation scanning. Specialized molecule analysis will also be required, also studying pediatric tumors. You must be able to work independently, and have strong motivation, you must also need to act with discretion, because of the sensitivity involved with research.
(Huntington disease - Genetics Home Reference)
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