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nervous system and has a behavioral component as well (Cummings, 2008). Those with the condition may experience emotional disturbances, uncontrolled movements, and mental deterioration ("Huntingtons disease," 2010). The disease usually
manifests during middle age, and when young people get it, the symptoms may be more severe and progression is more rapid ("Huntingtons disease," 2010). It is rare but not impossible
for children to have symptoms of the disease ("Huntingtons disease," 2010). Medications are available to manage the disease, but there is no treatment that can actually prevent the mental or
physical decline of the Huntingtons patient ("Huntingtons disease," 2010). This is a disease that runs in families. Often, if a parent has it he or she may pass it down
to a child. There is a 50% chance of this happening. Yet, even if parents are healthy, that does not mean that someone cannot be born with the condition. How
does this happen? Even with no genetic history, a genetic mutation can occur during the fathers sperm development ("Huntingtons disease," 2010). Thus, even if people who have the condition stop
having offspring, that does not eradicate the condition completely. The disease affects one in 10,000 people in Europe and the United States (Cummings, 2008, 436). There is no cure
for Huntingtons. Genetics The gene for the disease is found on the fourth chromosome (Collins, 1999). It should be noted that the chromosome is composed of genes, and
each of the genes is composed of a string of molecules, which are referred to as nucleotides (Collins, 1999). The nucleotides are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine
(T) (Collins, 1999). The gene is comprised of a series of three nucleotides that originate from the structure of DNA in the gene (Collins, 1999). Each gene has
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