Hunntington Disease
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
HD,HUNTINGTON CHOREA,HEREDITARY CHOREA,CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE CHOREA.
CHROMOSOMES
- HD gene chromosome 4 developed in 1983 and cloned in 1993
- Inherited defect in a single gene
- The HTT gene repeats
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SIGNS OF HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
- Mood-anxiety, apathy, or mood swings
- Tremor, weight loss, impaired voice
- Depression,hallucination,paranoia
- Muscle spasms, increased muscle activity
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MORE SIGNS OF HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
- Memory loss, difficulty thinking and understanding
- Amnesia,slowness in activity, lack of concentration
- Symptoms start at ages 30-50
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Population affected
Huntington's disease affects about 3-7 per 100,000 people of European ancestry.
This disorder is less common people with Japanese,Chinese and European ancestry
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Life expectancy
After onset approximately 10-20 years
Huntington's disease increases the risk of suicide
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Challenges of Huntington's disease
Eventually a person with Huntington's disease need help with every day living and care
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Later in the disease the person will be confined to there bed and unable to speak
Generally the person can understand language and has awareness of friends and family
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The doctor will ask you questions and give simple tests and judge
They look for reflexes,balance coordination etc.
They also take lab test
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No cure exists but drugs, physical therapy, and talk therapy can manage some symptoms
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Future cures
Crispr: editing dna
If you have hd then you inherited a "mutant copy"of a specific gene from one of their parents.
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SARAH gENZLINGER AND KIARA ROBINSON
