https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx en-us 2018-04-04 00:51:35 UTC 2018-04-04 01:42:57 UTC hello@padlet.com cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248338823 Huntington’s disease HD is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It breaks down a person’s physical and mental abilities during their prime working years and has no cure. HD is known as the quintessential family disease because every child of a parent with HD has a 50/50 chance of carrying the faulty gene.]]> 2018-04-04 00:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248338823 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248339212 2018-04-04 01:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248339212 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340476 2018-04-04 01:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340476 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340567 Huntington's disease usually causes movement, cognitive and psychiatric disorders with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms. Which symptoms appear first varies greatly among affected people. During the course of the disease, some disorders appear to be more dominant or have a greater effect on functional ability.

]]> 2018-04-04 01:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340567 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340779 Early stage is when the patient starts slurring their words or have problems walking and moving. The middle stage is when movement disorder becomes more of a problem making daily life,more of a challenge.  In the last stage the patient is completely dependent on others not being able to walk or swallow. The patient starts seeing signs about 30-50 years old. The patient will most likely die from chocking or infection,before the actual disease kills them.

]]> 2018-04-04 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248340779 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248342517 Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder, which means that a person needs only one copy of the defective gene to develop the disorder. With the exception of genes on the sex chromosomes, a person inherits two copies of every gene — one copy from each parent.  This has a 50/50 chance if a parent ]]> 2018-04-04 01:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248342517 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248343378 Life expectancy in HD is generally around 20 years following the onset of visible symptoms. Most life-threatening complications result from muscle coordination and, to a lesser extent, behavioral changes induced by declining cognitive function.]]> 2018-04-04 01:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248343378 cchoiby https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248345732 2018-04-04 01:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cchoiby/8n84okkgvjbx/wish/248345732