Huntington’s Disease By Marshall Huffman and Josh Zavala

Other Names Huntington’s Chorea

Inheritance Autosomal Dominant Hh H h HHHh hh

Can Someone Be a Carrier? Yes

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

Symptoms Uncontrolled Movements Loss of Emotional Disturbance Loss of Intelectual Facilities

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

Treatments Early symptoms can be managed with antipsychotic drugs and therapy

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

Famous people with Huntington’s Disease Woody Guthrie

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