Huntingtons Queensland

Supporting people living with Huntington's Disease. Huntington's Disease (HD) is an inherited neurological condition. HD is caused by a defective gene.

This means that it is a disease of the brain which affects the nervous system and is passed down through a family line. HD is not a condition which is evident at birth. In fact, symptoms will not usually appear until a person is between 35 and 45 years of age. A gene is a basic unit of inheritance. Genes are the means by which a child inherits all his or her characteristics. For example there are  ...