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- The Huntington’s Disease Society of America is the leading voluntary health organization concerned with Huntington’s disease.
- The mission of HDSA is to fund both basic and clinical HD research; provide services and referrals to our HD families and educate the public and healthcare professionals about his fatal genetic disorder.
- Approximately 30,000 Americans have HD and over 200,000 more are at risk of inheriting it from a parent.
- Each child of a parent with Huntington’s Disease has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the gene.
- Huntington’s Disease is now considered to be one of the more common hereditary diseases.
- Huntington’s Disease results in a loss of both mental functioning and physical control.
- Symptoms usually appear in an individual between 30-50 years of age, during the prime of life.
- This devastating disease creates a ripple effect throughout families and their communities.
- Even though the gene that causes Huntington’s was discovered on 1993, there is still no effective treatment or cure.
- Your support helps support local efforts and national care and cure initiatives.
More information and resources available at the Huntington's Disease Society of America web site: www.hdsa.org.
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