CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s a terrible genetic disorder with no cure and very little treatment: Huntington’s Disease. Sports reporter Allie LaForce and her fiance, Los Angeles Angels&#… ...

Huntington’s disease is a hereditary condition in which your brain’s nerve cells gradually break down. It can cause physical and psychological symptoms. Learn more.

Key Facts. Huntington’s disease is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the HTT gene.; Symptoms typically begin between ages 30 and 50 and include motor, cognitive, and psychiatric issues.

Research on Huntington's has thus far relied heavily on animal models of the disease, and has left many key questions unanswered. For example, scientists have not been able to resolve what ...

Huntington’s disease causes certain brain regions to die, as indicated by the darker areas in the center of this MRI image of the brain of a 21-year-old with the disease.