Symbols: circles, females; squares, males; a black symbol indicates that an individual is affected with Huntington's disease; a slashed symbol indicates that an individual is deceased.

HD is a rare, adult-onset, autosomal dominant, progressive neurodegenerative disease. George Huntington (Figure 1) was the first person to provide a comprehensive description of adult-onset HD in ...

Brain Changes in Huntington's Disease Decades Before Diagnosis Will Guide Future Prevention Trials Jan. 17, 2025 — Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and ...

UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the gene called huntingtin on chromosome 4. HD is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, so that each ...