Genetic testing for Huntington's disease (HD), a progressive motor and cognitive disorder with onset in midlife, is one example. Individuals who have an affected parent have a 50% chance of ...

Discrimination was more frequently attributed to family history than to genetic test results. Presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease (HD) has been available for much longer than testing for ...

Now, the researchers have learned more about what can control the traffic-controlling HTT.

Amy is adopted and has no contact with her biological parents, which has made it harder for her to trace the origins of her ...

In January 1994, 34-year-old Emmy-winning NBC war correspondent Charles Sabine was about to fly to Prague to cover a story ...

Hidden twists in the Huntington’s disease gene could shift symptoms by over a decade! Scientists have uncovered rare “genetic ...

An Orange County woman opens up about what it's like to live with Huntington's Disease, a fatal genetic disorder that causes ...

Northern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington's disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington's ...

Sandy Patience says he is 'proud to break the mould' and take part in a clinical trial to develop treatments for Huntington's ...

Huntington's disease runs in families ... Regional variations in rates will become more important, including genetic counseling and testing, management, and treatment delivery.

The number of people who have the gene that causes the condition has been accurately counted for the first time in 35 years.