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2. Huntington's disease - Wikipedia

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   Juvenile Huntington's disease has a life expectancy rate of 10 years after onset of visible symptoms. Most life-threatening complications result from muscle coordination, and to a lesser extent, behavioral changes induced by declining cognitive function. The largest risk is pneumonia, which causes death in one third of those with HD.

3. Medical mystery solved: Why do some people develop Huntington ...

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   Huntington's disease, which affects about 30,000 Americans, is a fatal, inherited disorder that causes progressive movement, psychological and cognitive problems. If a parent has it, their ...

4. Journal of Huntington's Disease - Wikipedia

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   The Journal of Huntington ' s Disease is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal in neuroscience that covers all aspects of Huntington's disease and related disorders. It was established in 2012 and is published by IOS Press. The editors-in-chief are Blair Leavitt (University of British Columbia) and Leslie Thompson .

5. Neurodegenerative disease - Wikipedia

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   Huntington's disease presents itself later in life even though the proteins that cause the disease works towards manifestation from their early stages in the humans affected by the proteins. [35] Along with being a neurodegenerative disorder, HD has links to problems with neurodevelopment.

6. Huntingtin - Wikipedia

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   Huntingtin (Htt) is the protein coded for in humans by the HTT gene, also known as the IT15 ("interesting transcript 15") gene. [5] Mutated HTT is the cause of Huntington's disease (HD), and has been investigated for this role and also for its involvement in long-term memory storage.

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8. Central nervous system disease - Wikipedia

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   Huntington's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder that is inherited. Degeneration of neuronal cells occurs throughout the brain, especially in the striatum. There is a progressive decline that results in abnormal movements. [31] Statistics show that Huntington's disease may affect 10 per 100,000 people of Western European descent.

9. Basal ganglia disease - Wikipedia

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   Huntington's disease is a hereditary disease that causes defects in behavior, cognition, and uncontrolled rapid, jerky movements. [1] Huntington's disease stems from a defect that consists of an expanded CAG repeat in the huntingtin gene (HTT) located on the short arm p of chromosome 4 . [ 7 ]