What Is Huntington's Disease
Huntington’s Disease
Haley Hamilton
January 4th, 2017
Honors Biology 3&4
The World in the eyes of everyday people do not see what awful things that are taking place in those around them. Huntington’s disease is a fatal illness in which those who develop this have no chance of survival. The disease deteriorates one's ability to function properly and their way of living. Not only does the disease harm the sufferer but it also affects the people around them as well, too. For, these people are the ones who will be needing to take care of the person, when they can no longer care for themselves. Huntington’s can take a lot out of people and it is important that together hope, courage, and strength can be found amongst those fighting …show more content…
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This disorder is caused by a polyglutamine- repeat expansion in the huntingtin protein(Donley, 2016). An American Physician George Sumner Huntington who lived from 1850 to 1916 wrote an article in an 1872 paper titled “On Chorea”. George studied and practiced medicine on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. Because of the families in his community who suffered from this disease he was able to draw a clear concise description of the illness. Huntington’s father and grandfather's experience with medicine and heredity gave him a different outlook on how the disease was contracted. It was also said that through witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts some exhibited involuntary twitches like similar signs to Huntington’s in ancient myths(Marshal, 2014). Huntington’s disease was commonly known as Huntington chorea in past decades. Chorea also known as the uncontrollable movements of one body, like the typical symptoms of Huntington's. Once they found out it was passed on through genetics its name was then called Huntington's disease(Marshal, 2014). With only 4 to 10 cases per 100,000 this disease is classified as a rare disease. In the United States alone, there are more than 30,000 symptomatic patients(Huntington’s, 2016). Those at risk living in the U.S. accumulate to just over 200,000 people(Locate, 2016). Huntington’s typically affects the individual in their middle ages. It is an extremely
Haley Hamilton
January 4th, 2017
Honors Biology 3&4
The World in the eyes of everyday people do not see what awful things that are taking place in those around them. Huntington’s disease is a fatal illness in which those who develop this have no chance of survival. The disease deteriorates one's ability to function properly and their way of living. Not only does the disease harm the sufferer but it also affects the people around them as well, too. For, these people are the ones who will be needing to take care of the person, when they can no longer care for themselves. Huntington’s can take a lot out of people and it is important that together hope, courage, and strength can be found amongst those fighting …show more content…
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This disorder is caused by a polyglutamine- repeat expansion in the huntingtin protein(Donley, 2016). An American Physician George Sumner Huntington who lived from 1850 to 1916 wrote an article in an 1872 paper titled “On Chorea”. George studied and practiced medicine on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. Because of the families in his community who suffered from this disease he was able to draw a clear concise description of the illness. Huntington’s father and grandfather's experience with medicine and heredity gave him a different outlook on how the disease was contracted. It was also said that through witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts some exhibited involuntary twitches like similar signs to Huntington’s in ancient myths(Marshal, 2014). Huntington’s disease was commonly known as Huntington chorea in past decades. Chorea also known as the uncontrollable movements of one body, like the typical symptoms of Huntington's. Once they found out it was passed on through genetics its name was then called Huntington's disease(Marshal, 2014). With only 4 to 10 cases per 100,000 this disease is classified as a rare disease. In the United States alone, there are more than 30,000 symptomatic patients(Huntington’s, 2016). Those at risk living in the U.S. accumulate to just over 200,000 people(Locate, 2016). Huntington’s typically affects the individual in their middle ages. It is an extremely