GENETIC DISORDERS

GENETIC DISORDER

• Huntingtons chorea also known as huntingtons disease

WHAT IT IS

• Huntingtons disease/Huntington's chorea is when mutated genes are programmed to degenerate nerve cells in the brain.

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EFFECT OF DISEASE

• Some of the affects of the disease is loss of the ability so to:
• Walk
• Talk
• Reason
• Remember
• Think

CAUSE OF DISEASE

• The cause of the disease is a mutation of the chromosome pair 4 passed
• This disease is also passed down from parents.

TREATMENTS

• There is no know cure or effective treatment
• Medications prescribed for fatigue,restlessness, emotion
• Physical, speech therapy

WERE TO BE FOUND

• Usually found within people of ages from 30-50 in all groups of people.

HOW COMMON IT IS

• Huntingtons is a very rare disease. 7 out of 100,000 people get it.

THE GENDER

• Both genders have an equal chance of getting the disease.

LIFE EXPECTANCY

• The life expectancy of a person with HD is 10-30 years.

CHANGES IN LIFE

• Need constant therapy
• Always have someone by your side helping you
• Probably live in a medical help center.

SOURCES

• http://www.fofweb.com/HRC/default.asp
• "Choose Region and Then Country." Huntington's Disease. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2016.
• "Huntington's Disease Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What Causes Huntington's Disease? - MedicineNet." MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.
• "Huntington Disease." Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan.