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Huntingtons Disease

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Summary:

 

Huntington's Disease or Huntington's Chorea is a rare disease that results in the slow deterioration of the physical and mental abilities of the affected person. This autosomal dominant disease was named after George Summer Huntington, a researcher who wrote about the disease in a paper called "On Chorea" in 1872.

 

          George Summer Huntington  

 

 

 


 

Symptoms:

 

  • begin with noticable changes in behavior, including aggression, paranoia, and irritability
  • individuals may begin appear restless

 

 

 

Include the following: 

o  Introduction of the disease 

o  Genetic information 

o  Symptoms 

o  Treatments and cures 

o  Appropriate images and pictures 

o  Contact information for support groups, etc. 

In the ever increasing volume of information available on the World Wide Web, it is 

important to consider the reliability of your sources. For this project, you may want 

to avoid personal websites (although you may use them to obtain personal accounts 

of those living with a particular disease).

What is the genetic cause of the disease?

What gene is mutated or chromosome altered?

What is the pattern of inheritance of the disease (dominant or recessive)?

What are the symptoms and characteristics of the disease?

What are the current methods of treatment/cure for the disease?

 

 

 

Human Genetic Disease Project

 

 

 BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/genes/disorders/types.shtml 

http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/index.html

http://www.galenet.com/servlet/SciRC?locID=mart90629&bi=SU&bt=Huntington%27s+Disease&c=2&t=1&ste=21&docNum=CV2644031143&st=b&tc=63&tf=0

 

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