Prevalence and Incidence of Huntington's Disease
Prevalance of Huntington's Disease:
estimated 3-7 per 100,000 people of European ancestry suffer from Huntington disease, Genetics Home Reference website ... see also overview of Huntington's Disease.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 33,333 or 0.00% or 8,160 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 3-7 per 100,000 people of European ancestry suffer from Huntington disease, Genetics Home Reference website" -- see also general information about data sources]
Huntington's Disease: Rare Disease
Huntington's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Huntington's Disease, or a subtype of Huntington's Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Huntington's Disease as a "rare disease".
More information about Huntington's Disease is available from Orphanet
Huntington's Disease Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Huntington's Disease:
26 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) ... see also overview of Huntington's Disease.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 175,390 or 0.00% or 1,550 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "26 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Huntington's Disease:
1,550 per year,
129 per month,
29 per week,
4 per day,
0 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "26 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Huntington's Disease:
About 30,000 Americans have HD and about 150,000 more are at risk of inheriting the disease from a parent.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
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Prevalence/Incidence of Huntington's Disease: Online Medical Books
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Huntington's disease:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Huntingdon’s disease is inherited as a single faulty gene on chromosome #4 whereby part of the gene is repeated in multiple copies. It’s transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait; either sex can transmit and inherit it. Each child of a parent with this disease has a 50% chance of inheriting it.
The disease usually strikes people between ages 35 and 55; however, 2% of cases occur in children, and 5% of cases occur as late as age 60. Death usually results 10 to 15 years after onset, from suicide, heart failure, or pneumonia. Genetic testing is available for persons with a family history of the disease.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Huntington's Disease usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Huntington's Disease at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Huntington's Disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Huntington's Disease diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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