If The Disease is Genetic...

In order to have Huntington's you are most likely be heterozygous. One parent has the gene Hh and the other probably to have hh. (h-being a healthy gene) In some rare cases where both parents have Huntington's, the homozygous child will develope more severe symptoms and progression in the disease.




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Works Cited

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_Huntington


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