"Huntington's Disease is a fatal, dominantly inherited, genetic, neurological
disorder causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and
progressive cognitive loss over ten to twenty years. Each child of an affected
parent has a 50% risk of inheriting HD, usually in the third or fourth decade of
life, though children as young as two years and adults in their eighties may also
develop symptoms." source: HDFoundation.org
Huntington's Disease is rare. In fact, most people have never heard of it.
However, there are an estimated 30,000 people with HD in the USA and an
estimated 150,000 others have a 50% chance of having inherited the disease.
Huntington's Disease is not just found in the USA, the disease strikes
world-wide. Every race, creed and color is affected by Huntington's Disease.
Because each child of an HD parent has a 50% risk of having inherited the
disease, it can devastate entire families. There is no treatment or cure for
Huntington's Disease, but researchers are closer than ever to a treatment or
cure. Please, let's help them find it!
disorder causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and
progressive cognitive loss over ten to twenty years. Each child of an affected
parent has a 50% risk of inheriting HD, usually in the third or fourth decade of
life, though children as young as two years and adults in their eighties may also
develop symptoms." source: HDFoundation.org
Huntington's Disease is rare. In fact, most people have never heard of it.
However, there are an estimated 30,000 people with HD in the USA and an
estimated 150,000 others have a 50% chance of having inherited the disease.
Huntington's Disease is not just found in the USA, the disease strikes
world-wide. Every race, creed and color is affected by Huntington's Disease.
Because each child of an HD parent has a 50% risk of having inherited the
disease, it can devastate entire families. There is no treatment or cure for
Huntington's Disease, but researchers are closer than ever to a treatment or
cure. Please, let's help them find it!