May is Huntingdon's disease awareness month. HD is is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. It typically becomes noticeable in middle age. HD is the most common genetic cause of abnormal involuntary writhing movements called chorea. My Dad was diagnosed with HD about a year ago and my Aunt and Uncle have the disease as well. The disease is caused by an autosomal dominant mutation on either of an individual's two copies of a gene called Huntingtin, which means any child of an affected parent has a 50% risk of inheriting the disease. So this means I and my sisters are at risk of having this disease.
Please tell people about HD and pray that someday there will be a cure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington%27s_disease
http://www.hdsa.org/
~Sierra
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