Huntington

Huntington's Disease is a devastating, degenerative brain disorder for which there is, at present, no effective treatment or cure. It slowly diminishes the affected individual's ability to walk, think, talk and reason. Eventually, the person with the disease becomes totally dependent upon others for his or her care. Unfortunately, the trait is dominant, and there is no such thing as a carrier. Either you have it, or you don’t, though some people don’t …

…the repeated glutamine sequences seizes and keeps hold of the important proteins in the brain and body. With all of this disorder going on throughout the body, all of the other proteins can’t perform their regular role. This is a disease that can be very draining on families: emotionally, physically and economically. Though the disease is uncommon (between 1 in 10 000 to 25 000 births are affected), it is still an extremely important disease to be aware of.