A survey conducted in Canada examined the prevalence of perceived genetic discrimination against patients with Huntington disease ... had been tested for the HD mutation (83 tested positive ...

Genetic testing for Huntington’s disease is a personal decision ... A specific type of mutation (alteration from standard) in the Huntingtin gene causes the disease. Here is what to expect ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating illness, although its autosomal-dominant genetic transmission allows ... disease with an identified gene mutation, has demonstrated insidious changes in ...

Scientists found a genetic link between autism and DM1, where repeat DNA sequences disrupt brain gene splicing. This sheds ...

Doctors at Huntsman Cancer Hospital removed the 36-year-old woman’s real stomach less than two weeks ago, a preventive ...

Art Imitates Life Ugh, Huntington’s disease ... since the disease was never discussed in my family. I wasn’t even fully aware that it was genetic until I went to college and researched ...

One of the areas of the brain where these cells congregate is the ventricular zone, which is adjacent to the striatum, a region of the brain devastated by Huntington's disease ... The researchers used ...

The findings, which could pave the way for new diagnostic ... The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes ...

The findings, which could pave the way for new diagnostic ... The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating brain disease that disrupts mobility and diminishes ...