My takeaways

From doing this case study I learned about Hungtinton's disease including its etiology, symptoms, prognosis, etc. The devastating 50/50 heritability statistic makes Huntington's especially lethal. What makes it so hard is the decision of whether not to get tested. Do you wait it out or do you find out and  stress more? I would certainly choose the latter so I could be proactive about preparing. That's what Heather (ficitiously) decided to do. I'm kind of surprised that 90 percent of people elect not to find out-not that there's anything wrong with them for that. My mind, as with most all of these diseases, goes toward finding a cure. If I could have a hand in that one day, I would love to.