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Description: Part of DNA, CAG, is repeated too many times Usually, the disease is not diagnosed until later in life Difficulty raising a child because of symptoms Disease affects the brain
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Inherited? Autosomal Located on the X chromosome Inherited through the parents Genes of disease are dominant
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Symptoms: Behavioral changes may occur Abnormal and unusual movements Dementia gets worse Memory loss Moodiness and/ or Paranoia Speech changes Quick sudden jerking movements Slow uncontrolled movements Tremor Rigidity
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Frequency: If one parent has the disease, then there is a 50% chance the offspring will have it If you have the gene, you will later develop the disease Most likely offspring will have the disease too If you do not carry the gene, you will not develop the disease later in life You will not pass the disease onto your offspring
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Commonness: Can affect 3-7 people per 100,000 people of European ancestry. The disorder tends to be less common in some other populations, such as the people of Japanese, Chinese, and African descent . Men and women are equally affected, and it affects all racial and ethnic boundaries.
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Treatment: No treatment for disease, only for symptoms Physicians may prescribe medications to help control emotional and movement problems. Remember that medicines may help keep symptoms under control , but there is no treatment to stop or reverse the disease .
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