A survey conducted in Canada examined the prevalence of perceived genetic discrimination against patients with Huntington disease. The respondents reported discrimination not only by insurance or ...

Huntington’s disease was long thought to be caused by the slow buildup of a toxic protein, but new research has revealed that it’s actually driven by the expansion of a gene that, at a certain ...

mutating the genetic code and ultimately rendering viral genes useless. But in the case of people with Huntington's disease, some of these helper proteins may be attacking and destabilizing not ...

Huntington's disease is a rare genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disease, caused by CAG repeat expansions in the HTT gene, that is polymorphic on the healthy allele and contains more than ...

At birth, people who carry a string of more than 40 CAG repeats within the first exon of the huntingtin gene are all but destined to develop Huntington’s disease. Yet, recent studies are converging on ...

These 2 families were purposefully selected because their stories exemplify the complexity of the genetic testing experience. In addition, the story of the family living with Huntington's disease ...

According to the University of California San Francisco, Huntington’s disease affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 people in ...

Preventive genetic testing offers families a powerful ... it was often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's or Huntington's disease. The true tragedy is not just the lack of effective treatment, but ...

Young people impacted by Huntington’s disease don’t have to face it alone. @HDYO provides support, education, and community ...