“Huntington's disease is an inherited condition that damages certain nerve cells in the brain. This brain damage gets worse over time and can affect movement, cognition (perception, awareness, thinking, judgment) and behavior”(“Huntington’s disease”). The symptoms vary from person to person depending on the severity of the disease. However, one main symptoms is Chorea which is uncontrolled shaking or abrupt movement of the body. Muscles experience stiffness making it harder for the person to move
Huntington disease is a progressive and a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline. This is an autosomal dominant neurological illness caused by the expansion of a CAG triplet in the exon 1 of HD gene on the chromosome 4p16.3, which causes an expanded polyglutamine repeat in the Huntingtin protein. HD does not have an appropriate cure or treatment to keep the development of the disease low. Huntingtin protein causes neuronal
Last year, Opal went to the doctor for a strange lump in her breast. Thankfully, it was not cancer, but the doctor delivered a grim piece of news. She had a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, which meant a high likelihood of a cancer diagnosis later in life. Opal had no idea how to process the information, so her doctor sent her to a genetic counselor. Not everyone has the same opinion on going to the doctor, and definitely not everyone reacts to a diagnosis in a similar manner; highlighting why M.D.
~896,200 people have Huntington disease. Huntington disease is a fatal genetic condition though some patients Survive many years. when the symptoms of Huntington disease begin, the patient might live 2-30 years. Huntington disease is an abnormal gene that damage the brain cells. Although the scientists don’t find the cure, they find a treatment that decrease the symptoms. The patients of Huntington disease may be adult or children. However, known Huntington disease nature, affects on adult vs children
At this day in age, technology is advancing faster than we could have ever imagined. Not only have we been creating new technology with cellphones, ipods, and laptops but scientists and medical researchers are always finding new methods to fight diseases. Medical researchers want to make things more efficient for present day and for many years to come. For years now, scientists have been researching different genetic disorders and want to find a way that could possibly elimiate this concern. There
(PDG) in order to prevent genetic diseases and inherited medical conditions; however, this procedure is expensive, prejudice between “Designer” and “non-designer” children will arise and if the process is not done carefully, the embryo could be terminated. This paper will express to the readers that designing babies due to disease is ethical yet altering a baby's appearance and abilities, that are desirable to the parent, is unethical. This paper begins with background information on Designer babies