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Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease. Owen Fox, Joe Previdi. What it is. Huntington’s disease is a disease that is caused by a defect in chromosome #4. Part of the chromosome, called a CAG repeat, is.

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Huntington’s Disease

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  1. Huntington’s Disease Owen Fox, Joe Previdi

  2. What it is • Huntington’s disease is a disease that is caused by a defect in chromosome #4. Part of the chromosome, called a CAG repeat, is repeated many more times than it’s supposed to. In a normal person the CAG repeat is repeated 1 to 35 times. In a person with the disease it’s repeated 36 to 125 times.

  3. Symptoms • The main symptom of Huntington’s disease is brain damage. Normal Brain Diseased Brain The darker area has more brain mass than the lighter area.

  4. Other Symptoms • Other symptoms include paranoia, dementia, strange movements, and suicidal tendencies.

  5. Punnet Square XC Xc Xc Y C is with the disease c is without. The disease can only be passed on through families.

  6. Statistics • Huntington’s disease is not very common. Only 1 in 10000 people have it. In the United states about 30000 people have the disease. • If one of your parents has the disease there’s a fifty percent chance you will have it. • 1 to 3 percent of diseased people get the disease even though no one in their family has it.

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