Huntington’s disease is a progressive and fatal type of dementia caused by dominant allele in chromosome 4. (Kail & Cavanaugh, 2016, 2013, 2010, p. 44) It is an autosomal-assertive, progressive neurodegenerative affliction with a definite phenotype, including chorea, lack of coordination, cognitive deterioration, and behavioral difficulties. (Perandones, Micheli, & Radrizzani, 2010, p. vii)
Huntington’s disease was identified by George Huntington in 1872. Huntington Disease is also referred to as Huntington chorea or heredity chorea. (Gulli & Frey, 2011, p. 16) Chorea is spontaneous, forceful, rapid convulsive movements that may be slight or develop into confluent, notably changing normal patterns of movement. ("Chorea," 2015) George Huntington said in his paper “On Chorea,” “There are marked peculiarities in this disease: 1. Its hereditary nature. 2. A tendency to insanity and suicide. 3. Its manifesting itself as a grave disease only in adult life” (Bates, Tabrizi, & Jones, 2014, p. 4)
Huntington’s Disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. This signifies that if a person has Huntington’s …show more content…
("Testing for HD," p. 3) If one or both parents display symptoms of Huntington’s, especially if the symptoms are serious, one or more of the offspring will almost always suffer from this disease. If the offspring somehow goes through life without developing the disease the cycle is broken. This means that any offspring born from
Huntington’s disease was identified by George Huntington in 1872. Huntington Disease is also referred to as Huntington chorea or heredity chorea. (Gulli & Frey, 2011, p. 16) Chorea is spontaneous, forceful, rapid convulsive movements that may be slight or develop into confluent, notably changing normal patterns of movement. ("Chorea," 2015) George Huntington said in his paper “On Chorea,” “There are marked peculiarities in this disease: 1. Its hereditary nature. 2. A tendency to insanity and suicide. 3. Its manifesting itself as a grave disease only in adult life” (Bates, Tabrizi, & Jones, 2014, p. 4)
Huntington’s Disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. This signifies that if a person has Huntington’s …show more content…
("Testing for HD," p. 3) If one or both parents display symptoms of Huntington’s, especially if the symptoms are serious, one or more of the offspring will almost always suffer from this disease. If the offspring somehow goes through life without developing the disease the cycle is broken. This means that any offspring born from