1. Huntington’s Disease By Marshall Huffman and Josh Zavala

2. Other Names Huntington’s Chorea

3. Inheritance Autosomal Dominant Hh H h HHHh hh

4. Can Someone Be a Carrier? Yes

5. Frequency 1 out of every 10,000 Americans has Huntington’s Disease Around 200,000 Americans have one parent with Huntington’s Disease They have a 50% chance of getting the disease

6. Symptoms Uncontrolled Movements Loss of Emotional Disturbance Loss of Intelectual Facilities

7. Diagnosis Huntington’s disease can be diagnosed at almost any age It is only officially diagnosed if the main symptoms are shown

8. Treatments Early symptoms can be managed with antipsychotic drugs and therapy

9. Cure? There is no cure Symptoms can be relieved with drugs They help alleviate abnormal movements and hallucinations, delusions and violent outbursts The drugs have severe side effects like sedation

10. Famous people with Huntington’s Disease Woody Guthrie

11. Works Cited “Huntington’s Disease.” US National Library of Medicine. 2009. Web 07 Feb. 2011. "Huntington disease." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 07 Feb. 2011.. Karcher, Susan J. Huntington’s Disease. Magill’s Medical Guide. Vol. 3. 7 Feb. 2011 Lawrence, David M. Genes and Disease: Huntington’s Disease “Huntington’s Disease.” Mayo Clinic. Web 07 Feb. 2011