This disease's namesake protein consists of HEAT repeats and is encoded by a gene sometimes called "interesting transcript 15.
This disease's namesake protein consists of HEAT repeats and is encoded by a gene sometimes called "interesting transcript 15." Tetrabenazine is prescribed to alleviate the main symptoms of this incurable disease. In this disease, replication slippage is responsible for the expansion of (*) CAG repeats, whose frequency determines the penetrance and severity of this disease. Damage to the basal ganglia in this disease also called a "chorea", can lead to jerky and erratic movements. For 10 points, name this autosomal dominant disease whose neurodegenerative symptoms usually first appear in middle age.
This disease's namesake protein consists of HEAT repeats and is encoded by a gene sometimes called "interesting transcript 15.
Huntington’s disease