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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. Lead time bias - Wikipedia

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   No additional life span has been gained, and the patient may even be subject to added anxiety as the patient must live for longer with knowledge of the disease. For example, the genetic disorder Huntington's disease is diagnosed when symptoms appear at around 50, and the person dies at around 65. The typical patient, therefore, lives about 15 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in a single gene HTT, that encodes for huntingtin protein. Symptoms include cognitive impairment and this usually declines further into dementia. [83] The first main symptoms of Huntington's disease often include: difficulty concentrating; memory lapses

6. 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.

7. Adult development - Wikipedia

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   Huntington's disease (HD) named after George Huntington is a disorder that is caused by an inherited defect in a single gene on chromosome 4, resulting in a progressive loss of mental faculties and physical control. [72] [73] HD affects personality, leads to involuntary muscle movements, cognitive impairment, and deterioration of the nervous ...