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Last Posted: Apr 09, 2024
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What Is Huntington Disease?
R Marcus, JAMA, August 21, 2023

Huntington disease is a rare genetic disease that affects movement, thinking, and behavior. Huntington disease results from an abnormal gene that damages cells in the brain. It is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, meaning that individuals born to a parent with Huntington disease have a 50% chance of developing the disease. Rarely, patients with Huntington disease have a gene variant that developed spontaneously and was not inherited. Huntington disease affects about 11 to 14 people per 100?000 individuals in Europe and North America and is less common in Africa and East Asia.

A pilot evaluation of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program for people with pre-symptomatic Huntington's disease.
Sarah Velissaris et al. J Community Genet 2023 7

People with Huntington’s disease (HD) face difficult emotional and practical challenges throughout their illness, including in the pre-symptomatic stage. There are, however, extremely limited psychosocial interventions adapted to or researched for HD. We adapted and piloted an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program in people with pre-symptomatic HD to determine if the program (i) was feasible and acceptable to participants, (ii) resulted in increased mindfulness understanding and skills, and (iii) led to improved psychological adjustment.

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