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Medical Conditions - Huntingtons Disease

Huntington's disease is an inherited problem in which nerve cells in the brain break out over time. Huntington's disease exhibit physical, psychosocial, and cognitive symptoms such as memory lapses, stumbling, clumsiness, and problems with concentration. People with known familial history can avoid this condition in offspring using gene therapy or artificial reproductive methods such as IVF.

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