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Huntington's is a genetic disease, which usually occurs in middle age. There is a genetic test for Huntington's but, with no cure available, would you choose to be tested if you were at risk?Key facts
- A genetic test can determine if someone has the faulty Huntington's gene.
- There is no cure for Huntington's disease.
- If one parent carries just one copy of the faulty gene then there is a 50:50 chance that each child will inherit the disease.
- People who have a parent with Huntington's disease can decide whether they want to have a test to check for the faulty gene.
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When Sylvia was diagnosed with Huntington's disease in her fifties, her two sons had to decide whether to find out if they had inherited the gene too.
A simple genetic test can determine if someone has the faulty gene.
But it can't tell you at what age you will start to ...
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