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A Few Things to Know about Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease is a rare genetic health problem that can lead to fatal consequences with the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It causes deterioration of a person’s mental and physical abilities during the prime years, and unfortunately, it has no cure. The condition is regarded as a quintessential family ailment because every child with an affected parent has about 50 percent chance of carrying the gene responsible for the disease. In the present scenario, there are about 30,000 individuals in America carrying the symptoms and over 200,000 people at a risk of inheriting the disease. Many experts believe that the symptoms of this disease are similar to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s at the same time. The symptoms of the illness occur between the age of 30 and 50, and it becomes worse within 10 to 15 years. With the passage of time, the affected person succumbs to pneumonia and other health complications. It is crucial to mention here that all human beings possess the genes that can cause this disease but only those people who inherit the expansion of the gene will be affected. This way, any person who inherits this expanded gene will slowly develop the disease. Over time, the person may lose their ability to walk, talk and think coherently.
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