Monday, March 14, 2011

How is Huntington's Disease caused.?

Well, Huntington's Disease is caused by a genetic defect in chromosome #4. The disease causes a part of the DNA (the CAG repeat) to occur more than the average 10 to 35 times. In someone who has this disease, the CAG repeat occurs about 36 to 120 times. As the gene is passed from generation to generation, the number of repeats tend to get larger. The larger the number of repeats, the greater the chances of you developing the disease at an early age. So, as the disease is passed through the family, it becomes more evident at an early age.

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